Donnie & Tonya Rosie
Donnie attended the MMR School of Discipleship program 2000-2002, served with Sermon on the Mount until 2008 and now works as the Marketing Manager for MMR. In 2010 he graduated with Bachelors of Science in Business at Edinboro University of PA. Tonya works as the Camping Ministries Administrative Assistant. She is a 2005 graduate of Malone University with a degree in Integrated Social Studies. She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Middle and Secondary Instruction from Edinboro University. They have one son, George who turns one December 27 2011.
Newsletter
A New Creation
I don’t know about you, but I am amazed every year at how quickly spring changes things! Even though our winter was pleasantly mild this year (for which I am extremely grateful), the grass still turned brown, the sky was often gray, the leaves were brown and scattered, and my garden was simply dead. Then, in just a very short amount of time, life had returned! The grass started looking normal, the sky was a brilliant blue and the sun was actually shining, the trees brought out their buds, and my garden started sprouting weeds! The day these changes hit me, I was sitting outside with George having a snack and all of the sudden I felt this rush of hope, a feeling of relief. Winter had passed! Now living in NW PA, I know it can and probably will make a return, but for the moment, the winter dullness was no more and God’s creation was waking up! This brings to mind 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Christ brings life to a dead soul. It wasn’t even dormant, just dead. But when God chooses to do a work in a person’s life, He breathes new life into them. All the darkness and death are washed away and that person wakes up to life as they never knew existed. It is a beautiful picture and a thousand times better then the advent of spring, because it is eternal. We are now speaking of everlasting life that will not change with the seasons. ~Tonya
Donnie
Donnie has had an incredibly busy spring so far! Springtime is summer camp promotion time and in order to tell people about the Ranch, Donnie has to travel. He has already been to events in Harrisburg, Maryland, and Erie. In the next couple of months he will be in Columbus, OH, Harrisburg, PA (again); Cincinnati, OH; Richmond, VA; and Kissimmee, FL. As Director of Marketing, Donnie feels very invested in letting people know what MMR has to offer and works very hard to get the word out. He is already seen return on his work though, as God has blessed the Ranch with well-attended retreats and an increase in early registration for summer camp. This past weekend, Donnie led the 2nd MMR Media Summit with great success. Over thirty people attended to learn about using video and photography to the glory of God!
Special report from Donnie – Click Here
Tonya
Tonya’s spring has been filled with George, teaching, and some ranch responsibilities. George, of course, keeps Tonya more then busy, but he is also pretty willing to come along to the office to see his friends. Teaching for the Potter’s School has gone very well and will come to an end in May and then graduate school will pick up in June. Tonya also recently taught Preparation for Ministry for the School of Discipleship students with Jenni Cox and will teach Speaking to Children in April. Teaching these classes is a great way to interact with the students and get to know them. Tonya will be traveling a few of Donnie’s promotional events this year, but not all. She is also getting into the media side of things a little more, learning more and more about photography, which has been a lot of fun!
George
George turned one year old in December! He is currently working on walking on his own, which is always very exciting. He loves to play with a ball, look at horses, “strum” a guitar, and generally get into anything that is more interesting then his toys. We enjoy watching him as he learns new things almost daily and expands his vocabulary. We feel very blessed to have a fairly easy natured little guy who likes being anywhere Mommy and Daddy are.
Caleb, Rob, & JJ
We are proud of the progress made by our three discipleship students this year. Caleb is our second year student and has been taking on greater responsibility in the horse barn program. Rob and JJ are both programming majors and have been assisting with running retreats. For the summer season, they will move into new positions.
A New Baby
Speaking of new life… a new baby will be joining the Rosie family at the end of October! We are very much looking forward to this new little person. George isn’t quite aware of the changes that are coming his way, but we think he’ll be a great big brother. The pregnancy has been good so far, for which we are very thankful.
Construction Zone- New Central Restrooms on Main Street
The central restrooms are no more! If you have ever attended an event at the Ranch, you know that there has been a need for many years to replace the central restrooms. That day has finally come! What now looks like a hole in the ground will quickly (we pray) become a new multi-purpose three story building with an indoor activities center in the basement, restroom and housing on the second floor, and housing on the third floor. This much needed project is also expensive and must also be completed in a short amount of time, by June in fact! If you feel so led, the Ranch is taking donations specifically for the restroom project and is always open to volunteers who could help out in the manual labor department. We are very excited to see this significant change and we are confident that God will provide in His way and time!
Elsewhere on the ranch, we are gearing up for a spring retreat season that will include Horse Lover retreats, Open House on Memorial Day, and the Father-Son Retreat. June 17th marks our first day of summer camp!! Summer camp will run until mid August and then we are on to graduation for our students. It is incredible to think that summer is so close because there is always so much to do to get ready for it, but we know that God has great things in store and we are eager to see Him bring them about!
If you have never been to the Ranch, Open House on Memorial Day is a great time to come visit. It is a free day for the public and allows you to have a taste of what we do up here on this mountaintop. There is also a 5K race! Come see us!
Praise:
For a great winter and spring retreat season
For a start on the central restroom remodel
For the progress of our students so far this year
For an increase in early summer camp registration
For our new baby
Prayer:
For the completion of the new central restrooms on time
For our students as they start new summer positions
For a spiritually mature summer staff
For a successful, safe and full summer camp season
For a healthy pregnancy
We are so very grateful for all of your prayer and support. God has blessed us with tremendous opportunities here at the ranch and it is because of our supporters in prayer and finance that we can continue in this work. Thank you!
Much Love, Donnie, Tonya & George
If you would like to join in financially supporting our ministry please make your check out to: Miracle Mt. Ranch Missions Memo: Rosie Support and send it to:
Miracle Mt. Ranch Missions
101 Rodeo Dr. Spring Creek, PA 16436
