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E-mail of June 24, 2004
Dear Friends and Family,

Monday afternoon I was down at the warehouse watching the contractors put the roof on.
Shortly after they left I walked around the building praying and thanking the Lord. I went to the
"spot" to pray. This "spot" has become over the last two plus years a place to pray. Over
two years ago a friend of mine came over to pray with me at the chosen location for the
warehouse site. He and I walked around it and then stopped at a cherry tree that had been
cut down for the clearing of the site. We stood in that spot and prayed asking the Lord for
guidance. If He wanted to use that spot to rot leaves He could, and if he wanted to build a
warehouse there to send supplies to the four corners of the world for His Glory He could, but
whatever He chose to do, I would be obedient.

Over the last two years that spot has changed in looks, the tree is now furniture in my
bedroom, the ground on which we stood is five feet lower, with
gravel and concrete on it, but it is still marked. I have stood on that spot many times praying-
at times I was very discouraged and times of cluelessness, but always praying. Times when  
I was certain God was more interested in rotting leaves then building a warehouse... Monday
when I went to that spot, if God had chosen it to rain then, I would have been totally dry
because I was standing in a warehouse He had built. The contractors had laid some plastic
down, but I peeled back the plastic to reveal the "spot". Guess what was in the spot? Two
rotting leaves! I had what they call a Holy Ghost come apart! What is the significance in the
two leaves? God's Sovereignty and His Faithfulness- plus, His sense of humor!

The building contractors are almost done. Thursday or Friday of this week we will have a
local pastor and 2 of his church members who are certified
electricians come out and give us a material list. Then next week they are going to do all the
electrical work at no charge! Praise the Lord! This Saturday the door contractor will arrive to
put up our 2 bay doors. This week if the rain will ever let up, we will form the last of the walls
for the truck ramp, and pour concrete. As soon as the electricians are finished we will have
the security system put in, and we will begin to make the transfer of supplies from two
different locations here locally, and also bring in some supplies from Ohio. We have much
work to do, but what a marvelous blessing this has and continues to be.

In Him,

Jim Fredrickson