David and Jolien Haggard first began to dream about a ranch ministry soon after they were married in 2001.  Nearly twenty years and three children later they made that vision a reality. They believe that God has carefully developed and gifted them as a team to carry out the unique and challenging task of building and maintaining Blazing Hope Ranch.

Jolien Haggard has a Master's in Christian Counseling from Philadephia Biblical University (PBU) and has 10+ years of experience as a therapist in residential mental health and managing therapeutic group homes.  She most recently worked as a counselor at Bryan College and now volunteers full time at Blazing Hope.

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Jo is passionate about helping individuals gain freedom from their personal struggles.  She loves horses, building deep relationships with other women, and anything outdoors.

David Haggard has a Bachelor's in Biblical Studies from PBU, a Master's in Educational Administration from Temple University (PA) and has 20 years experience working in higher education administration. He currently serves as Director of Financial Aid/Services at Bryan College.

David enjoys making systems and processes that work.  He loves teaching, one on one discipleship, cars, running and the outdoors.