APPROVED

Future Home of Rock Island
Originally uploaded by Cross and Crown.

And it is unanimous!

The Board of Adjustment of the City of Oklahoma City has just approved Rock Island's plan for it's new home.

The picture you see here is the vacant lot where Rock Island will be built.


Here's a peak at what it will look like as soon as this summer!


Paul Whitmire and Ron Crawford appeared before the Board on Thursday afternoon. Paul explained that Cross & Crown had purchased the structure that used to be there, on the south east corner of 9th and McKinley, to either fix it or destroy it. He explained it had been a known crack house and had had a fire, and they bought the property in efforts to help restore the neighborhood to the families who live there. After destroying the building, the "planned use" (city talk) began to develop through Ron and Sue Crawford's vision for Rock Island.

They plan to build the two story structure to house a children and youth ministry for the youth in the neighborhood.

Praise God for his timing and his faithfulness.

One of the members of the board praised Paul and Ron for their thorough and detailed application - including drawings, detailed plans and explanations. The distinguished board person (I was watching on TV and they didn't show his name or face) also commented that all applications should arrive to them this way.

Paul's last word was to praise the many professionals who provided their services to help with the application to help this ministry!

There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven ...
a time to tear down and a time to build. Ecc. 3