House On The Hill

The ability to look out over the Valley is an answer to one of my impossible prayers. You know, the crazy “I don’t think it will really happen” kind of prayers. On a scorching summer night back in the early 2000’s, my husband and I were out driving through the Tennis Club area of Palm Springs, when God grabbed our attention. We came to a T-intersection and had to decide which way to turn. As we sat there the lights came on in one of the houses perched on the mountain side in front of us. At that point it occurred to me to pray that God’s light and love would shine from that house across the Coachella Valley.

In 2014, we were invited up to that house to meet the owners. They had moved in a few years earlier and had recently started attending our church. As we sat on their patio, they told us an amazing story of acquiring the house out of foreclosure and that the previous owner had shown them unusual favor. It was a profound moment for me as I sat looking at the very spot we had prayed. Little did we know, that three years later, this couple would decide they wanted to throw open their doors to a weekly Breakfast and Bible Study. This has proven to be a place of amazing spiritual growth for me and the other people who attend. It has indeed become a beacon of light for Christ’s love. Standing out on that patio now we often pray over the Coachella Valley – asking God to move in the hearts of people that they might experience His amazing love. If one crazy prayer can be answered – why can’t God do this one too?