Wednesday, February 27, 2013

From conception . . .

Welcome to SHINE Outreach Center!

Where all of this is headed, I have no idea!  How did this happen and become conceived?  Through a vision, death, and rebirth.  From the time we moved to Silver City, I've had my eyes on one building in particular and for the life of me, I could not figure out what we could use it for.  So, like most things we feel have no use, we drop it and move on.  That was until the death of my father, Randy Hoenshell, on January 17, 2013.  Through the tragedy and walking close with the Lord every breathing moment, because without Him sometimes we just don't want to breathe, I had a vision one very late night on February 25, 2013 and so SHINE starts.  I could not sleep for the life of me.  Actually, I was sleeping and then suddenly was woken up from 11p.m.-3 a.m. and the details were too grand for anything I could come up with on my own.  The details were given by the Lord, and Him alone!

So, with much anxiousness over the logistics, but the excitement to serve Him through our community.  SHINE will offer classes, groups for the adults and activities for the kids.  It will serve on many different levels, in fact, I hope the Lord brings clarity over the next few days and months.  We will have a reading room, and even a very small consignment store.  We're just a sanctuary to Silver!  We all need a place to hang our hat, and a place to share our hearts, and this will be the place.  Use us oh Lord and let not one thing happen without Your hand in it!

So, congratulations!  Today has begun the growing process of a new something.  Much was done today to get our status right with the state and IRS, and we're even set up with social media!  Let it begin and let's see what happens......  SHINE ON!!  That was Dad's and Katie's song.