Believing For The Impossible

Yesterday's post was about which end of the plow we were on.  Woody was plowing while I was being plowed.  Today, I want to tell you about Growing Pains and Moviemaking.  Well, not quite, but that's the title of Chapter 9 in Preparing for Rain.  To me it means moving into another level of ministry.  I'll let Mr. Catt start with his story.

"The move into our new facilities was a crucial step into seizing opportunities that God sends our way.  They provide us with more space to accommodate people, thus expanding our influence and our effectiveness in ministry.  We had prepared our fields for rain, we were now ready for God to send showers ... and He has!  During recent years we have seen God move in our midst in unbelievable ways.  One of those was the launching of Sherwood Pictures and our first film (p. 126)."

"When the vision was cast for shooting our first movie, Flywheel, some members were skeptical, but most were excited.  They were ready to believe God for another amazing and unique opportunity to touch the world from Albany, Georgia.  Sherwood had been molded into a swift, seaworthy sailing vessel, and ships aren't made for port, but for sailing.  We spent many years sailing before the idea of making movies ever surfaced.  The congregation had been taught how to dream big dreams, think outside the box and believe God for the impossible ... and we had seen God come through time and time again (p.126-127)."

It's Deborah again.  I wrote a mission statement for our family many years ago.  I wish I had it.  It is in the POD in a file cabinet somewhere downtown Nashville.  I think it was pretty good.  It was similar to "touching the world from Albany, Georgia."  It was what my family would focus on to reach others for Christ.  It had to do with music, but that is all I remember.

I bring this up because my family is feeling growing pains.  A vision was cast.  Faith was put to foot, and we moved to Nashville.  Here we have learned to depend on God in ways we never thought possible.  We have seen God move in our midst.  We are looking for the rain clouds.  Remember the prophet Elijah after his victory over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18.  He had proclaimed there would not be any rain for several years.  Then, after the defeat of that evil, there was the sound of a heavy rain.  Elijah prayed and began looking for rain clouds.  That is faith!!!


I feel our time of famine is at its end.  We can look for rain clouds.  Just like Sherwood's new facility "being a crucial step to seizing the opportunities God" sent their way, a house would be that for us.  I am asking you to join us in prayer on the matter.  We have placed a picture of a house on our wall.  We have prayed and taped scripture verses, prayers, quotes, artwork, etc. around it. We are believing God for the impossible. 

Will you?

Catt's Chapter 10 is entitled Connect With The Right People.  I am thinking part of that chapter for us could be written right here.  Right here at this point in the story.  Who will be praying?