....When God called me to consider the operational management of this mission, Mom was already in the process of contacting Christian groups to give the mission over to.
My wife Susan and I were living in Chicago attending Marquette Manor Baptist Church. After a Sunday school revival meeting held by Leon Kilbreth, God spoke to my heart, letting me know we would serve Him full time. God confirmed this calling with my wife some days later and we both were willing to follow Him. At the time I had a good salaried job as associate director of food service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Lake shore Drive in downtown Chicago and owned a home in West Chicago. However, God has so abundantly blessed us not only physically, but in growing in the knowledge and grace of our Lord, that we have neither missed nor regretted our decision at anytime.
Truly we have experienced Php 4:19 "And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. "
Beginning in 1997 we replaced a shed / mobile home we were using for the office with a 100' x 40' metal framed fellowship hall. This building houses our Library, exercise weight room, kitchen, storage, and office area.
Next we upgraded all of our existing Mobile units to wood frame, two and three bedroom homes. This project began in September of 1999. Our goal is to replace the twelve Mobile homes with at least five frame built duplexes, half being three bedroom and the other two bedroom. We have already accomplished the construction of three duplexes and a quadplex, "Manor House", "Grace Dwelling Place", "Faiths Abode", and "The Schaumburg Chalet".
In 2014 we completed "Enoch's Abode". This two bedroom duplex is the first with a full basement. We are keeping one basement unfinished to use as a furniture storeroom. This home took over five years to complete, but God's timing as always was perfect.
In 2020 God supplied in a spectacular way and we were able to replace the old shop and fashion center with a new 80 X 40 foot building. The shop side of the structure has 12 foot garage doors and a vehicle lift for maintenance of our trucks and all the missionary families. It is named "Blessings" and I'm sure it will live up to that name. The front half of the building is a clothing center for our guests.
Future plans:
By God's grace and through His provision we hope to develop a three acre lake on the 30 acre bottom land we own. This area will be used as a recreational place for the families and will have a camping area and picnic arbor. We have already cleared the forest area where the lake will go and wait upon the Lord for the equipment and funds to dig it out and construct the gazebo.
-Michael P. Weiss, Director, SBBM
My wife Susan and I were living in Chicago attending Marquette Manor Baptist Church. After a Sunday school revival meeting held by Leon Kilbreth, God spoke to my heart, letting me know we would serve Him full time. God confirmed this calling with my wife some days later and we both were willing to follow Him. At the time I had a good salaried job as associate director of food service at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Lake shore Drive in downtown Chicago and owned a home in West Chicago. However, God has so abundantly blessed us not only physically, but in growing in the knowledge and grace of our Lord, that we have neither missed nor regretted our decision at anytime.
Truly we have experienced Php 4:19 "And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. "
Beginning in 1997 we replaced a shed / mobile home we were using for the office with a 100' x 40' metal framed fellowship hall. This building houses our Library, exercise weight room, kitchen, storage, and office area.
Next we upgraded all of our existing Mobile units to wood frame, two and three bedroom homes. This project began in September of 1999. Our goal is to replace the twelve Mobile homes with at least five frame built duplexes, half being three bedroom and the other two bedroom. We have already accomplished the construction of three duplexes and a quadplex, "Manor House", "Grace Dwelling Place", "Faiths Abode", and "The Schaumburg Chalet".
In 2014 we completed "Enoch's Abode". This two bedroom duplex is the first with a full basement. We are keeping one basement unfinished to use as a furniture storeroom. This home took over five years to complete, but God's timing as always was perfect.
In 2020 God supplied in a spectacular way and we were able to replace the old shop and fashion center with a new 80 X 40 foot building. The shop side of the structure has 12 foot garage doors and a vehicle lift for maintenance of our trucks and all the missionary families. It is named "Blessings" and I'm sure it will live up to that name. The front half of the building is a clothing center for our guests.
Future plans:
By God's grace and through His provision we hope to develop a three acre lake on the 30 acre bottom land we own. This area will be used as a recreational place for the families and will have a camping area and picnic arbor. We have already cleared the forest area where the lake will go and wait upon the Lord for the equipment and funds to dig it out and construct the gazebo.
-Michael P. Weiss, Director, SBBM
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