T
HE DINING ROOM at the local
breakfast eatery rings with the early
morning laughter of five men as they greet
each other for breakfast on a spring morn-
ing in 2002.
Their agenda is unknown to the other
patrons of the restaurant as each man
orders his standard breakfast fare with lots
of hot coffee to go around. They begin their
discussion with prayer.
There is a big question before these four
volunteers plus one head of school. Is it
God’s plan that their growing Christian
school take ownership of a section of prop-
erty in their town?
Countless questions tumble forward, in
between bites of bacon and eggs, and sips
of black coffee.
“What if we can buy this property? How
can we pay for it? What would this mean
for the Christian community of the region?
Will people give to support this?” So many
questions. So many prayers. So many
conversations.
My how their world has changed since
those long ago breakfast meetings. God’s
faithfulness and His plans continued to
unfold. After a long series of impossible
events, the Christian school of these meet-
ings bought the property, and built a new
campus of what has become one of the
foremost Christian schools in America.
GENEROUS STEPS OF FAITH:
How God uses ordinary people to
accomplish extraordinary things
By Zach Clark
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