The Work
Pet Food Bank
Free food for owners in hardship — dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and pet livestock, reptiles, any creature that needs fed — given with dignity, so animals stay home where they're loved.
About the food bank →Animal Rescue
Rescue, shelter, and placement for animals in need, here on the farmstead — cared for as creatures God made, and matched with homes that will love them.
About the rescue →CR 57 Rest Stop
A free rest and fellowship stop on the road to the Buffalo River — water, Wi-Fi, a fire pit, and a place to breathe — for the motorcycle, Jeep, bicycle, and horse traffic passing our gate. Coming spring 2027.
About the rest stop →Grow In The Valley
The Oaks' youth program — young people meeting God through caring for His animals — the calling of our daughter Hunter, whose heart brought this whole ministry back to life.
About Grow In The Valley →The Prayer Cabin
Our long-held vision: a quiet cabin up on the mountain — a large overnight prayer closet — where a soul can rest in God's creation and hear Him speak.
The vision →Our Story
It began under the live oaks of Florida. God moved it to a historic Ozark farmstead in Erbie, Arkansas. Here's how — and why we're starting again.
Read our story →Now in Arkansas
The Oaks Animal Ministry began in Florida, under a stand of great live oaks. That chapter closed, but the calling didn't. In the fall of 2026 we re-founded the ministry in Arkansas, on our farmstead in Erbie — Newton County, in the Ozarks above the Buffalo River.
Where things stand, honestly: The Oaks Animal Ministry, Inc. is an Arkansas nonprofit corporation, formed October 2026. Our application for federal 501(c)(3) recognition is our next step and is not yet filed — so gifts are not yet tax-deductible. We'd rather tell you that plainly than dress it up. More on giving →
This winter: our first pet food distributions. Spring 2027: the rest stop opens for its first season. One step at a time, in the order God lays them down.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.”Luke 12:6