Whatever Happened to the Wheat Growers?

In 2004 Missionaire purchased this historic hotel with the intention of renovating it for offices, classrooms, and missionary apartments. We prayed, "God, use this place for Your purpose as a beacon to the community." Many volunteers came to help us pound plaster, pry off lath, shovel up tons of rubble, replace the roofing, and put new glass in most of the windows. God allowed us to come close to completing three of the five phases we had set out to accomplish in the process. And then, we heard Him say, "Go."

What do you do with a 21,000 square foot building in an economically depressed area, in need of work beyond most people's comprehension? This was such a key question, we put it to the Lord and asked Him to miraculously sell the Wheat Growers Hotel as confirmation that He had really said, "Go." When we finally made the decision to trust God and go ahead with plans for a move, He moved. The short version - we bought some cheap 'for sale' signs and stuck them in the front windows. Within two days we had met with an excited local couple, who made an offer the next day. We closed before the end of April. A miracle? Yes!

So, did we hear God correctly in the beginning? We believe so. Did He answer our first prayer? Absolutely. We didn't get to use the building as we expected, but He used it the way He expected. Our hard-working volunteers and staff had a tremendous impact on the