After more than a year of looking and praying we finally found a home to purchase in Pine City! We actually found it about a month and a half ago and put an offer in on it, but it was rejected. We couldn’t afford to offer more and decided that either the timing was wrong or God had something else in store. Then last Monday our realtor called us and said they’d take our previous offer if it was still open!
So we’re set to close November 16 and move the following day (stop by and lend a hand if you’re in the area!) We are moving out of a wonderful log cabin we have been renting from a fantastic family in town. It has been a real blessing and we have used it a lot for ministry, including our new Connect small groups. Our dream, however, has been to live in town so that students can stop by more frequently and easily, as well as to minimize our own constant commuting back and forth. The house we are currently renting is about 6 miles out of Pine City and we typically run back and forth five to ten times a day or more.
Our new house on 9th Street SW (just north of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church) is in a perfect location for us. There was a windstorm/tornado last month that wrecked the roofs of all the houses on the street. We asked for this house to be checked out. At first the current owner’s insurance company would only agree to replace a couple of shingles, but since they don’t make that shingle any more and can’t match it we’ll be getting an entirely new roof!
The house is in a great neighborhood with very friendly families, plus it’s in walking distance of both the elementary school and the junior/senior high school, not to mention Nelson’s grocery, Wal-Mart, and the new Journey North Church offices! We may not have to drive for days at a time – and with gas pushing $3 again that’s a very good thing. Plus I’ll be able to bicycle a lot more, as well, which is something I have missed while living out in the country.
The new house will also be very ministry-friendly, with plenty of room for small groups, a big back yard for cookouts, volleyball, and football, and an easily accessible location. God is so good!!
