I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!

We may not be the "A TEAM" but we are a TEAM!  A service team that is. Things are falling into place at a phenomenal rate. It is such a blessing to get in the flow and ride the current to where God wants you to be. We asked God to grow this ministry in ways that we could not imagine. We believe that where one door closes God will open up the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that we don't have room enough to receive. I think it was the movie "Facing the Giants" that we watched this week, where I was reminded to prepare to receive this blessing.

I have to confess we were blinded by physical circumstances and loosing our focus. With the doghouse renovations progressing slower than expected... and the army moving slower than expected... and finances leaning a lot farther towards the payables than the receivables... "our plans" for moving forward with the doghouse dream were slowing down.  That's when God showed us that He had a better plan for us, more than that which we could ask or imagine. HE birthed "His plan" of an owner training program. His plan was not dependent on a physical facility, it was not dependent on our physical location and it took no additional funding.  He had already provided all that we needed.

Once again, God showed off! I think He likes it when a plan comes together too! I don't mean to offend anyone, but around here God is real and we like to think He is free to show His sense of humor in our lives and "show off" sometimes...

HE set the need before us in the form of numerous people asking for our help in training their own dogs rather than waiting on a program dog. HE gave us the knowledge and skill to put this program together.  I can honestly say I can relate to that diligent scribe that must have spent hours at Johns feet putting the work of the Holy Spirit into written form. I have to give glory to God because I'm just doing the typing....  The ideas and words are coming from a much higher source. In all the pages of documents I've written in the last two weeks there have been minimal revisions. For those of you that know me, that in itself is a miracle. LOL!

In just two weeks, we have a business plan, by laws, an owner handbook, a detailed and comprehensive training program that far exceeds anything on the market, two in a series of seven training modules, and four people (as well as our own two daughters) waiting to start this program. I call that God at work! We are just trying to keep up with all he is doing.  I can't wait to see what He has in store once we get our 501C3 and can start with fundraising and grant submissions.  I believe he will bring the tangible facility together in a way that we have not even begun to imagine.  We are going to start preparing our fields to receive the rain! And by that I fully acknowledge the Reign of the Holy Spirit over ALL we do and dream...

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE!!! AND GREAT THINGS ARE STILL AHEAD!!!