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Being exhausted from caring for the animals in the frigid weather, I laid down to rest for a moment in the late afternoon. With a… Read More »Gentleness

Seven!!!! We have seven baby lambs now. They are in the paddock until they are strong enough to be put in the big pasture. Sitting… Read More »Responding to the Call

Have you ever encountered something that was symbolic of something meaningful in your life? My youngest daughter would always say that God was talking to… Read More »Symbols in Life

Having worked hard at building fence all day with the New Life Trail’s volunteers, I was exhausted. I came into the house and collapsed onto… Read More »Too Dirty for Church

New Life Trails is so excited to announce the birth of our first miniature therapy horse Greyson! After training, Greyson will be used to service… Read More »New Miniature Therapy Horse Greyson, born at New Life Trails

Upon having visitors to New Life Trails, we embark upon a guided tour. Of the many animals that we visit, Chunky the pig is one… Read More »Wrong Pig

Wonderful day at Northeast Baptist Church on our Great Day of service! Putting together New Life Trails Academic Curriculum to help teachers and students at… Read More »Great Day of Service

Being just another morning like many, I started in on the chores as soon as I got to the Trails. I was busy delivering feed… Read More »Going On

As the temperature gets more frigid, the time it takes to care for the animals gets longer….!!!!! Often my toes and hands are numb by… Read More »Warming by Friction

On the way out to feed the animals by the pond, there is a hill that I have to traverse before I get to the… Read More »Rough Spots

In an attempt to separate the ewes and the rams yesterday, we embarked upon an interesting adventure! I keep the ewes with the lambs in… Read More »Diligent Seeking

Please join us in establishing this service to our community in honor and memory of this precious boy. We want his dream to be bigger… Read More »In Loving Memory of Logan Blakey

Someone is always at The Trails. Come rain or shine, snow or heat, the animals have to be cared for daily, with the majority of… Read More »1st NLT Youth Volunteer Thank You Event

Lutheran school, first grade and below, has decided to make New Life Trails the charity for the quarter. All offerings received from this class will… Read More »School helps fund NLT

WHAT A SUCCESS! Tractor Supply gave large candy canes donated by customers to each child. New Life Trails gave out about 150 coloring books, crayons… Read More »Live Interactive Nativity

Turtles visited the Explorers this evening. Mrs. Spears teaches the children that to learn bible verses is to put a shell of protection around their… Read More »Turtles visit the Explorers

Where do you go for comfort? a bag of potato chips, a friend, shopping, ect…? When Brownie and Red were orphaned, they went to each… Read More »Cow Hope

Peyton is a junior volunteer for New Life Trails. He was first a student that used our academic curriculum and is now in the top… Read More »Experiencing Jesus’ Love Through the Baby Bunnies

Last night when I went to feed, I saw that the chicken’s egg were all over the chicken pen. As I scanned the pen, I… Read More »Eggs out of the Nest!

New Life Trails News Letter Dear Ones, Going to the Trails today, I noticed something peculiar about some of the animals….! I have seen it… Read More »Newsletter for November 2017

Giving Tuesday is a day to give back during the season of giving! This year Giving Tuesday is on Tuesday, November 28th 2017! New Life… Read More »Donate to New Life Trails for Giving Tuesday, November 28th 2017

November 14, 2017 Lazarus was gelded. Praying for a speedy recovery.

On September 30th New Life Trails visited KLVV Christian Radio on Kids DJ Day with horses, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and a pig. It… Read More »New Life Trails visits KLVV Christian Radio on Kids DJ Day

Explorers is a 3, 4, and 5 year old program at Northeast Baptist Church on Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. New Life… Read More »New Life Trails Animals Visit Northeast Baptist Church’s Children’s Program, Explorers

Deborah Spears, Title 1 teacher for Ponca City Public Schools, services Lutheran School with New Life Trails Academic Curriculum, New Life Learning. New Life Learning… Read More »New Life Trails Academic Curriculum, New Life Learning, is Being Used By Title 1 Teacher for Kindergarten and First Grade at Lutheran School

In September 2017, New Life Trails president Deborah Spears spent three days at McCord School Library. There, she worked with Librarian/Assistant Principal, Ginger Henley to… Read More »New Life Trails Joins Librarian/Assistant Principal at McCord School in Integrating New Life Learning Academic Material Funded by N.O.A.T.F.

Upon completion of a 2 week camp that ran from Monday through Friday 9-12, New Life Trails was excited to have been a part of… Read More »2017 Math, Science, and Character Camp

Some of our babies, from spring 2016 at New Life Trails

We ended the 1st semester of mentor/tutoring with 15 students and 18 workers. It has been a great semester of new animals, new adventures, new… Read More »2015 mentor/tutoring end of year

We ended our 2015 tutoring/mentoring with a Christmas party where the kids invited their parents to come see what they have been learning and meet… Read More »New Life Trails Tutoring/Mentoring Christmas party 2015

Every Tuesday and Thursday, 17 students, and 10 mentor/tutors meet for 1 1/2 hours for science, math, reading, art, and visiting a special animal.  

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New Life Trails partnered with Northern Oklahoma Academic Tutoring Foundation(NOATF) for a two week academic camp.  The results were astounding! The first year the students… Read More »Boren Mentoring Initiative article on Math and Science Camp results (2014)

New Life Trails partnered with NOATF to do a two week camp in August to get 3rd graders ready for a new school year.  Deborah… Read More »New Life Trails publishes new curriculum books