Got Sheep!

Got Sheep! 

We have been blessed with a farm life that shows the increase of the blessings of YHWH. Sheep are definitely one of them. We first bought two adult sheep. Then we bought two more and added another pair this year to have different bloodlines.

As they were multiplying we were able to leave 3 males to be butchered the first year. The second year we were blessed double with 3 multiple births, one of them triplets. We also sold 2 and have 3 more ordered. YHWH is good. As we learn that the increase and blessing of YHWH also comes from the flock and herds if we keep His commands much knowledge has been added. Sheep are dependant on a routine. Feeding and pasture time have to be scheduled as we have predators in the area . Our breeds are hair/meat breeds; Barbados Black Belly and Katahdin. These breeds are very low maintenance and cross breed very well. No shearing is needed giving more time to other needs. We supplement them with salt and minerals as they free roam the pastures with cattle and horses. They come in handy since they control a variety of weeds.We also learned a couple of techniques to preserve skin with and without hair.

 

Deuteronomy 30:9-14

9 “And יהוה your Elohim shall make you have excess in all the work of your hand, 
in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit
 of your ground for good. For יהוה turns back to rejoice over
 you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers,
10 if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard His commands 
and His laws which are written in this Book of the Torah, if you turn back 
to יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.
11 “For this command which I am commanding you today, 
it is not too hard for you, nor is it far off.
12 “It is not in the heavens, to say, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens for us, 
and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?ʼ
13 “Nor is it beyond the sea, to say, ‘Who shall go over the sea for us, 
and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?ʼ
14 “For the Word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart – to do it. 

From An American Homestead:

"Items sold today in the markets are full of commercial meat from animals fed a diet of GMO corn and soy products.  They are pumped full of growth hormones and chemical cocktail medicines and de-wormers. We are trying our best to raise healthy happy animals without the crowded and unhealthy conditions of commercial meat farming. From start to finish, the animals raised on our homestead are fed a healthy diet and given lots of room to live and play. We are directly involved in their lives all the way up to and including the processing of that animal. There is no question in our minds that this ensures a healthy product for our families to consume."

http://anamericanhomestead.com/meat-harvesting-and-processing/

From Crockett Clan Farm:

100% Grass Fed and Finished Lamb is....

Higher in protein, than other meats.  Consuming just 4 oz. will get you over 51% of your protein daily value! 

Lower in fat and calories.  It's lean, thanks to a grass diet! 

Higher in Omega 3's(2-4 x's higher than grain fed and finished lamb!)  More Omega's in your diet make you less likely to suffer from heart problems, high blood pressure, Depression, Attention Deficit Disorder, Schizophrenia, or Alzheimer's. 

Higher in CLA, an omega 6 that researchers are finding helps strengthen bone mass, reduce body fat, balance blood sugars and maintain lean body mass.  Not to mention fight cancer and disease!  

Higher in Vitamin E, an immune boosting, age defying anti-oxidant... And More!

 

 http://www.crockettclanfarm.com/lamb.html

Until next time...

Shalom!

The Montañez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH!

The Inheiritance of our Father Ya´acob

 Deuteronomy 28:1-11
1  “And it shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, 
to guard to do all His commands which I command you today, 
that יהוה your Elohim shall set you high above all nations of the earth.
2 “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,
 if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim:
3 “Blessed are you in the city, and blessed are you in the field.
4 “Blessed is the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock –
 the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
5 “Blessed is your basket and your kneading bowl.
6 “Blessed are you when you come in, and blessed are you when you go out.
7 “יהוה causes your enemies who rise against you to be smitten before your face –
 they come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
8 “יהוה commands the blessing on you in your storehouses and
 in all to which you set your hand, and shall bless you in the 
land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you.
9 “יהוה does establish you as a set-apart people to Himself, as He has sworn to you,
 if you guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim and walk in His ways.
10 “And all peoples of the earth shall see that the 
Name of יהוה is called upon you, and they shall be afraid of you.
11 “And יהוה shall make you to have plenty of what is good,
 in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground,
 in the land of which יהוה swore to your fathers to give you.

Welcome Pixie!

Deuteronomy 30:9-14

9 “And יהוה your Elohim shall make you have excess in all the work of your hand, 
in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit
 of your ground for good. For יהוה turns back to rejoice over
 you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers,
10 if you obey the voice of יהוה your Elohim, to guard His commands 
and His laws which are written in this Book of the Torah, if you turn back 
to יהוה your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.
11 “For this command which I am commanding you today, 
it is not too hard for you, nor is it far off.
12 “It is not in the heavens, to say, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens for us, 
and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?ʼ
13 “Nor is it beyond the sea, to say, ‘Who shall go over the sea for us, 
and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?ʼ
14 “For the Word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart – to do it.

We are still undecided about names...

Ruth and Naomi was suggested...
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We have family in this video. May Abba continue using them. Am Yisra'EL Chai!

Until next time...

Shalom!
The Montañez Family Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH
HalleluYAH!

Our Newborn Lamb!

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! We pray that all is going well 

with you and that YHVH is using you for His glory!

This blogpost is very exciting so let´s get started!

Isaiah 40:10-11

See, the Master YHVH comes with a strong hand, and His arm rules for Him. 

See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.

11 He feeds His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs with His arm,

 and carries them in His bosom, gently leading those who are with young.

We have a newborn lamb! It is amazing to see the blessings that YHVH gives,

 but this is something we honestly didn´t know if we would be able to see,

with all the immigration paperwork that we´ve had to go through, 

and all the twists and turns that have to go with it,

so it´s even more amazing to be able to witness it knowing just how big of a miracle it really was.

What is also so amazing is just how the whole experience was and how it underlines with Scriptures. It was night outside, and were we are it is very dark at night unless the full moon is out.

We had been waiting for ¨Mama Sheep¨ to give birth for a while now, so we 

had to be very careful and pay close attention to her. 

However, sometimes the sheep like to go where it´s difficult to impossible to see them, 

so Brother Jesús had to go down the pasture with a flashlight to look for them.

And how would you know, they were ALL the way at the BOTTOM of the pasture, and guess what? Mama Sheep decided that down there was a good place to give birth to a lamb.

 So Brother Jesús came back up to ask for help since the sheep didn´t want 

to come back up the hill. So Sister Tammy and another Brother whose family had been 

staying with us for a week went down to help him get the sheep back up the hill.

Luke 15:4-7

 “What man among you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, 

does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

5 “And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 “And having come home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them,

 ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!ʼ

7 “I say to you that in the same way there shall be more joy in the heaven over one sinner repenting, than over ninety-nine righteous ones who need no repentance.

Now, you may think that sheep are these sweet, docile creatures that go wherever 

you lead them and get completely lost without someone taking care of them at all times.

However, that´s only ½ the truth, Remember, sheep have brains too, 

and when they decide that you are trying to take them isn´t where they want to go, well… 

let´s just say they are a pain to handle! Anyway, the reason we say that is because 

when we tried to bring them back up, 2 things happened...

 

One was that Mama Sheep didn´t want to come up at all, and started going in all different directions trying to get away, while at the same time trying to find her

 lamb(whose name is Milo, by the way) which Sister Tammy was holding. 

The second thing that happened was that Zacchaeus(our dominant male sheep)

started attacking Mama Sheep to point where Brother Jesús had to

 start fighting with him to keep him away from Mama Sheep.

Now, another difficulty was the actual walk up the hill. In the daytime you can see

 all the rocks and holes, but at night it´s much harder, even with a flashlight.

So you add that difficulty into it and you can see just how hard it truly is to get the

 lost sheep to come back home. It would have been very difficult 

if not impossible for Brother Jesús to bring them back up by himself, 

and even with the help of two other people it was still very difficult to bring them back home.

John 10:14-16

 “I am the good shepherd. And I know Mine, and Mine know Me,

15 even as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

16 “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring them as well,

 and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

However, the joy in being able to see this newborn lamb is absolutely amazing. 

Milo, not even a day old, could go wherever his Mama went and could 

run nearly as fast as her too.

For all the blessings that YHVH has given us, this may be the most special, 

because this one was truly ‘un milagro’(a miracle, hence where Milo comes from),

and one that we can see, hear, touch, and smell every day. It truly is amazing to see YHVH at work!

Psalms 100

Raise a shout for YHVH, All the earth!

2 Serve YHVH with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.

3 Know that YHVH, He is Elohim; He has made us, and we are His – 

His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. 

Give thanks to Him; bless His Name.

5 For YHVH is good; His kindness is everlasting, And His truth, to all generations.

And while this may be off topic, we want to say HALLELUYAH to our King because we have been told that we no longer have to leave Costa Rica every 3 months!

We are not completely through yet, but the hardest part has been 

completed so rejoice with us and please keep praying that we can

 finish quickly that way we can be able to better share the 

Good News with the people here in Costa Rica.

Until next time…

Shalom!

The Montañez Family

Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH

HalleluYAH!