The Denison Community Garden
The vision is NOW on PAPER! Please help us to make it a reality!
Read MoreWhen the wheels turn slow…. Praise the Lord!
We FINALLY have our building permit and construction is ready to begin! Since our last newsletter all the preliminary demolition work has been completed at the building and we are ready for REPAIRS TO BEGIN! RTTT_8_14pg 2 final jpeg
Read MoreThe Work Has Begun!
Finally, we received our building permit! The old floors, ceilings, rotten wood have been removed and as of yesterday we have the new floor installed! As least partially! Skip, one of the most talented and precious men of God we know here has been diligently working to put in the new foundation of floor joists! Vincent – another precious man of God has been working just as meticulously to take out the old unsafe electrical wiring and replace it with new code compliant wiring! PROGRESS IS BEING MADE! As of yesterday, we have WATER!!! The plumber is ready to do his...
Read MoreLET THIS BE MY HOUSE OF PRAYER!
Recently, the Lord sent us a message through a trusted board member- The Lord had said, Let this be MY House of PRAYER! We listened, we have heard and we are committed to making it so! As I prayed and walked through the building I responded in agreement! This IS HIS HOUSE OF PRAYER! We are excited that the work has begun and know that as soon as we can safely have people come here – PRAYER will be our FIRST...
Read MoreLove- it touches me!
Love Touches Me! Every time we have deployed after a disaster, there is a story that surfaces that is a beautiful expression of selfless love! Quapaw is no exception. When the storm did so much damage to this small tight-knit community, it was less than a month from graduation for some 25-30 high school students. They decided to forego their senior trip that they had raised $1600 to pay for. In this small rural community, $1600 is lot. Soon the word of their sacrifice hit the news and many businessmen throughout the state of Oklahoma decided to see to it that they would be able to take their...
Read MoreThe blessings of God in serving Him!
Matthew 6:33 says that we should seek the Lord first and HIS Kingdom and all the things we need will be supplied to us- as we need them. Today, Terry and I woke with a DEEP HUNGER for God HIMSELF- nothing else would do- so we wiped our calendar clean and in the midst of early phase two recovery here in Oklahoma, we put the “do not disturb” sign on the door of our hotel room and sought the Lord with our WHOLE hearts! We cried out to Him for MORE of HIM and sensed both His Presence and His Pleasure as we did. With meetings re-scheduled for this evening and knowing that our day was HIS, we...
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When crisis comes, it seems like everything suddenly is going backwards! It seems that times are dark and difficult. But as the Lord shows up and His Church connects with volunteers, officials and those in need, things begin to improve and the load gets lighter. Often, things end up better than even before! We pray that each of us can RISE TO THE TIME IN HIM!