Tuesday 27 July 2010

Property Update

Please do continue to pray for us as we look for potential properties for the residential course.  Dorit and I have looked at four promising places but have not been totally convinced by any of them!!  This is mainly, I think, because any property we look at needs a fair amount of work to make it usable which adds to the already high cost of the property.  The property which is most appealing is in a village just to the west of Prague, fairly close to the airport.  This is an old farm with stables and other outbuildings which, with work, would make a wonderful site for a study centre.  However, it is expensive - the old estate agent mantra of "Location, location, location" springs readily to mind.
Please pray that as we seek to raise the finance for this project that the Lord will provide.  And also that Dorit and I will know clearly which of the properties to pursue.  Please pray also for potential students; that even now the Lord will be preparing the hearts and minds of those who will be attending next year.

Wednesday 7 July 2010

Property

This past week or so, we have looked at a couple of potential properties for our planned residential course. Please do pray about this.  On Friday, Dorit and I are going to see another property just outside of Prague having spent most of the last two days driving around looking at various places.  One of the major difficulties is, obviously, that of price.  The nearer to Prague you go, the more the price rises.  Even those we are looking at on the outskirts range in price for £350 000 to £750 000.
We don't have that kind of money.  In fact, at the moment, we don't have any money!!  Please pray with us for wisdom in knowing which - if any - of the properties we have seen is the right one. And that the Lord will provide the necessary finance.