11 Acres We are Considering for the Farm

Kat and I walked these 11 acres the other day and really like the feel of this property.

This view looking towards the south.










This view is looking towards the east.














This a view of the house and shed looking directly east.












This is a view from the pond back to the house.



























This an overhead shot of the property. The open land at the top is not part of the property.


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We have not placed an offer on this property yet and are still in the process of praying about it. We feel good about it but we want to be in God's will not ours.

The soil is like most of the land in the Ozarks with a clay rock mixture and we would have to build it up. We have found a local company that does composting and they will deliver dump truck loads to the property for a reasonable fee.

Please pray with us about whether this is where God wants us to establish Restoration Farms.

I Woke to a Cold Trailer for No Reason

Last night the temperature got down to about 41 degrees and I had not turned on the heat in our trailer. One reason I had not turned it on was I wasn't sure how to and another was I was somewhat afraid of running the gas furnace since I did not understand it's operation. As I ate my breakfast I read the manual and tried the furnace. I now sit typing this in a comfortable 68 degrees.

It then occurred to me that our relationship with God is like that. Because we do not read the manual God has had written for us we do not trust Him. Instead we fear Him because we do not understand how important we are to Him. We think He is mad at us for our sins and He wants to punish us.

In John 3: 16 we read that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."

Once we truly understand and grasp what this verse means all fear and misunderstanding of God disappears. You see God does not have a goal of punishing you for your sin but of forgiving you of it.

This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and we need to remember how amazing grace is. I hope you enjoy this song by Chris Tomlin as you think about what God has done for you. Then listen to the second song by Pocket Full of Rocks.

We're Not In Kansas Anymore

We have been in the Ozarks for a week now and I think this photo sums up the transition very well.

We have left the comforts of friends, family and church community to new surroundings, new beginnings and a new comfort.

I am reading "Culture of Honor" by Danny Silk which I will use as the foundation for the Restoration Center.

The idea is to show people who have messed up who they are and whose they are. Our job is not to point out the sin in others but to shed light on what Jesus has done for them. As followers of Christ we have been given a Ministry of Reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:18, and we have been called to have self-control not other control, Galatians 5:22-23.

The Restoration Center will be a safe place where the Holy Spirit will reconcile wounded people. In a future post I will go into more detail about how this will look like at the Restoration Center.