4 years ago we moved into this house right next to campus. Cornell University actually owns this house (166 Pleasant Grove Rd.) and we rent it via a third part management company.
We love being close to campus for a lot of reasons. The whole endeavor of our ministry here at Cornell is to make the good news of Jesus Christ as accessible as possible.
Ever since my first international mission trip in the summer of 1997, I have been convinced that the best way to connect people with God's gracious love is to go and live among them. God originated this idea; walking with Adam in the garden, dwelling with the Israelite's in the tabernacle and then sending Jesus to earth as the ultimate missionary. Jesus lived as a man, with men in order to reconcile men to himself. He came to earth and gave his life so that we could have a personal relationship with him forever. And he has invited us to participate with him in this same mission.
This house has served us very well in our ministry here; it has enabled us to live very close to the students we minister to and with. But it seems now we must live somewhere else! Please pray for us as we look for another house that will serve our family and our ministry like this one has.
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