November, 2010

Praise God!  We are not quite finished…but a project that is so much larger than us has been unfolding here in the desert of Arizona.  God blessed this ministry with 45 acres that borders the National Forest when we were looking at 3-5 acres.  As the economy slowed, the County told us we needed a permanent access to that property over the Pinal Creek.  That creek runs dry for most of the year, but when the rains melt the snow above, rushing currents wash away our culverts, making access impossible by vehicle.  The Lord provided the initial funds in January of 2010 to begin, and the permits were in hand in April.  He then provided precious people from New Jersey to California to help haul rock in the summer sun, form enormous concrete pillars, create a bridge from railroad cars and then place them by crane, and so, so much more.  We are humbled by the laborers, and those who financially have sacrificed on this project.  God is Good…and God alone could do this.  Please, please pray for the remaining funds to finish, the rock baskets still to build for the final gabion wall, and the boulders that will need to be placed underneath it all.  But…most of all…Praise God!