A word for today “But Moses said to
the people, “Do no fear! Stand by and
see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today” (Exo. 14:13a)
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Hey
Gang: As I watched the new dining
facility rise out of the ground, I noticed a change taking place in my
attitude. I was becoming less of a “but Lord” person and more of a “Try
Me” person. I was learning the
lesson that God loves those folks who are willing to say “Yes Lord, I dig;”. He also
loves those persons who understand that it is okay to try many doors and He
will close the ones that He knows are not right for them. But the biggest lesson learned was He will
never ask me to do something that He does not equip me to do
Yesterday, I
mentioned the unfinished kitchen wall and the answer given when questioned as
to why it was left open. The worker
said, “Lunch time had rolled around and they just had not gotten back to it.” I also mentioned that was not the reason at
all
You see, we
had established a relationship with the chief honcho of the Dow Chemical
Salvage Yard and made weekly trips to pick up salvage materials that we could
use. Dow was also purchasing the houses
along what they called the Green Belt into the city and were tearing the houses
down. We were given access to the house
to remove anything we could use or sell.
I am not sure, up to that point if it was a profitable venture, but as
one of my good friends once advised, “If you are offered a bucket of dung take
it, tomorrow they may give you the cow."
And then I
received a call with a “cow”, a very large cow- a wonderful and critically
needed cow! The chief honcho of the
salvage yard explained to me that Dow was preparing to build an atomic plant in
the local area and they were removing everything- in order to build a cooling
point for the atomic plant. He said
there is a nursing home that must be removed and wanted to know if I was
interested in the kitchen, closets, in rooms and all the bathroom
fixtures.
The
commercial kitchen had not reached the sign off on the guarantees. An immediate sortie involving builder and
architect and me -with tape measures and
levels in hand- visited the kitchen and made several discoveries: first, with
the exception of cutting off one foot off a drain board, the entire kitchen fit
in the space allowed by the architect. That
was miracle one. Miracle two was the two
walk in freezes fit perfectly between the A Frame trusses! And miracle three was, if they had finished
the kitchen wall, the huge refrigerator and freezer units would not have gone
through the door!
God had now
provided for the kitchen, a thirty-thousand dollar gift. We could now turn our attention to the needed
cooking utensils and dishes, table and chairs for the dining room. But God knew the need and had made
provisions for that also. I received a
call from a realtor that had heard me speak at a service club meeting; He-
informed me there was to be a state auction of a restaurant in a near=by city.
It was a
rather old restaurant and, on Auction Day only a few bidders showed up. The first item that was put up for bid was
eight boxes of dishes and glasses which I was able purchase. When the other bidders found out who I was
bidding for, they no longer bid against me.
I purchased table and chairs, pots and pans, slicers, milk shake mixers,
toasters, etc, etc. At the end of the
auction we had every item needed to run a full commercial kitchen. The bottom line, $137.00!
There were
some items that we were not interested in which and I sold to other bidders who were there. THis
reduced the out of pocket cost by more than half. In
one week God provided for a full kitchen and all shower room needs, lockers
fore or storage areas, all of the dishes, glasses, serving bowls, all of the
equipment in the dining room to sit more than sixty people. Our
out of pocket cost was less than sixty dollars!
What say
you, my friends? Would you agree with me
that when God says “Try Me” what He really means is “I will supply for your every need
in Christ Jesus”. We were
blessed through these early years and have been since with a strong prayer
warrior crew who have been faithful in praying diligently for the Village. If you are not one of them, I strongly
encourage you to become one today.
Contact ewoods@eaglevillage.org
Blessings,
Gramps
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