When I was seventeen, the Lord gave me a dream of a vast farm filled with people clothed as in the days of Jesus, with long hair and beards, ministering to others who were dressed in combat gear. At the time, I did not understand the meaning, nor did I grasp the prophetic nature of what was being shown.
Yet the Word reminds us, “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams” (Acts 2:17). This dream was a seed planted by the Spirit, waiting for its appointed time to unfold. I would dream this dream again and again over the course of the next 37 years.
Years later, in 2018, I dreamed again, and upon waking, the Holy Spirit began to speak. He revealed that the farm represented a community devoted to bringing in homeless veterans, offering healing, and discipling them into warriors for Christ. I asked why they remained in combat gear, and He said, “Because it was in that season the enemy took them captive.”
Yet I saw disciples tending to them, and the Spirit declared, “These too were once wounded, but now they are healed and restored, and they are dedicated to discipling their fellow veterans.” Truly, this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 61:1, “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
In 2019, the dream returned, and this time I was entering the property. At the gate was a sign that read, “New Creation Ranch – A Veteran Restoration Community.” The name itself echoed the promise of 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” This was no ordinary farm; it was a prophetic picture of restoration, a place where the broken would be made whole, and where warriors would rise again—not for earthly battles, but for the Kingdom of God.
More recently, the dream shifted to a graduating class. Each disciple who had been healed and trained was being commissioned to go forth and establish house churches. As I awoke, the Spirit reminded me of my long-held conviction for the home fellowship model. In July, a father in the faith prophesied that my wife and I would begin planting house churches, and since then I have heard the Spirit whisper, “Glory Houses – Ecclesia Government Houses.”
This aligns with the promise of Matthew 16:18-19, where Jesus declares, “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” The ranch and the house church movement are not separate—they are one prophetic assignment.
Last night I had the dream again, and when I awoke I could literally smell the farm. When I started praying about it, Holy Spirit spoke boldly: “This is the Father’s calling on your life. You and your wife have been commissioned for this assignment.”
As you have sought first His Kingdom and His righteousness, He has matured you through seasons of trials, refining fire and revelation. Now the fullness of the vision is coming forth—land titles are being transferred, checks are being written, and laborers are being called from across the nation: farmers, mechanics, and skilled tradesmen.
The promise of Matthew 6:33 resounds, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” The hour is approaching, and as we remain faithful, we shall see the dream manifest before our very eyes.
Let’s pray and decree that this dream will become a reality in 2026. Thousands of veterans are in dire need of assistance, many are taking their own lives, and the government of this world has no answers or solutions. In contrast, the Government of our King and His Kingdom does, and everyone who is called by His name, is granted the authority to legislate His Will.
~Dr. Russell Welch Co-Founder Remnant Warrior Ministries Warrior’s Discipleship School
