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The Beautiful Mission Mountains Welcome to Pinehaven Bob and Nancy Larsson Andy and Carol Larsson and family God's-eye View of Pinehaven The Red House The Green House The Blue House The Tan House The Brown House The Oreo House The Cream House The White House The Gray House The Staff House Jon and Audrey Larsson and family Pinehaven Christian School Singing in Chapel Preaching in Chapel Computer Class Girls' PE Boys' PE Wood Shop Metal/Automotive Shop Graduation at Pinehaven Christian School Horse Stable/Tackshed Heading Out Bringing 'em in Almost There Now Wrangle 'em! Cow Obstacle Course Our Brand is "PH Bar None" First Christian Church of Saint Ignatius, Montana Pinehaven Youth Choir What it's All About Making Hay While the Sun Shines Ready for Winter Our Garden That's no Tonka Toy! Pouring the Foundation Concrete is hard! Putting Up the Walls... ...Is a Team Effort Staff House Basement We Use a LOT of Firewood Those Logs Don't Stand a Chance The Dusty Trail God's Country Bible Class at Kootenai Christian Camp Beautiful Baptistry Backpacking in the Mountains We'll Set Up Camp Down at the Lake We're sleeping where??? Will Fish.... ....For Food Dan, Bob, and Andy Larsson Safety First! Hungry Cows Got Milk? More Hard Work Meeting of the Minds Winter Fun Reading the Christmas Story Every Child is Precious A City Set on a Hill Cannot Be Hidden Symbols of Hope The view from Pinehaven is spectacular Coming to Pinehaven requires a "turn to the right" God founded Pinehaven, through Bob and Nancy, in 1976 Andy now serves as Director of Pinehaven 3 more building have been, or are being, built since this photo was taken Our first house on the ranch, capable of housing 12 young people Each house is designed to house 6 boys and 6 girls Design changes and improvements are made each time we build Each house also has room for houseparents' children (if any) and guest rooms for our visitors Finding new colors for the siding can be a bit challenging What do you do when you have some brown siding and some white siding left over? Our houses are split-level, built into the hills of Pinehaven Not THAT White House - This one has more important business to see about; sharing God's love Or is it "The Grey House"? We needed more room for teachers and support staff Jon serves as a teacher and Principal of Pinehaven Christian School Our school has 3 levels on the front, a gymnasium in the middle, and lots of room in which to learn We have chapel 3 times a week at Pinehaven Christian School Scriptural teaching is essential Our kids learn a variety of computer skills in our computer lab in the Library We exercise their bodies as well as their minds The pool is a great place for PE class as well as for family time Both boys and girls have shop class in our roomy wood shop From time to time, we teach other skills like welding We're really proud of our graduates - Receiving a diploma from Pinehaven Christian School opens many doors This is where the horses are saddled, unsaddled, and groomed Each Spring, we round up our cows and calves for branding and vaccination Round Up is an all-day event where everyone gets involved We actually encourage the "herd mentality" with our cows This activity is a lot more popular with our kids than with our calves No cows (or kids) were harmed in the taking of this picture This isn't the calves favorite part of the day Each Lord's Day everyone at Pinehaven joins in praise, worship, and Bible study with others of the community Several times a year, our young people bring special music Buried with Christ, raised to walk in newness of life Cutting, turning, baling, bucking, and stacking - It's a lot of hard work, but our cows really appreciate it We like a full haybarn almost as much as the cows do We grown several different kinds of vegetables in our garden - Raspberries, too! We use the dozer to excavate springs, build roads, and dig out foundations for our buildings Concrete is poured over and around radiant heat pipes that help keep the house cozy in the winter Our kids get to help in our building projects, learning all sorts of skills from finishing concrete to wiring and plumbing Once the concrete cures, the framing begins This is NOT a "do-it-yourself" job - We are grateful for the many work groups that come and help with our building projects Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain that build it Nearly all our buildings are heated with wood This machine makes short work of the cutting the logs into lengths Horse rides are popular with our visitors as well as our kids We talk to God a lot - Good thing it's a local call Lake Mary Ronan, near Flathead Lake, is the setting for church camp The lake is great for swimming, boating, and fishing, but it's even better for baptisms Each year, weather and fire danger permitting, our kids go on a hike in the mountains of Western Montana The scenery is incredible - the experience unforgettable For some of our kids, this is a completely new experience - No RV's, no cabins - just you and the woods The icy-cold water of this mountain lake is ideal for fishing Catching a little supper is always a treat Three generations of Hunter Safety Instructors We teach the kids safe gun-handling practices - all carefully supervised - some kids even get to hunt in the Fall Our cows are just trying to get a "square meal" Andy says it's pretty difficult to get a good picture of the back end of a cow Chores must be done no matter what the weather is like Looks like she's learning something from that cow - or vice versa There's play time in every season, although tubing down the hill isn't much fun in Summer Not "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - This one starts out, "In those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus..." This baby was adopted by a Christian couple through our Life House program Pinehaven as seen from the Mission Valley at late evening - We're letting our light shine The Rainbow - God's promise of protection - The Cross - God's promise of eternal Life
The Beautiful Mission Mountains The view from Pinehaven is spectacular |
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