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The History of CCA
● March 18, 1998 – We go before the Zoning Board of
Appeals. We need 4 out of 6 votes for our variances to pass. We have been told
in advance of this meeting that the Safety/Engineering Office of Bloomington
that they will be recommending the Zoning Board deny our request due to traffic
problems, etc. it may cause in the neighborhood.
We were really nervous that day! We spent much of the day in prayer for the
afternoon meeting. Finally – the meeting! One board member was late and we
needed 4 out of 6 votes to pass. There was a lot of discussion, both from
neighbors on Clinton Street as well as Zoning Board members. Then, surprise! The
City Planner recommended on behalf of the Safety/Engineering Department that the
Zoning Board grant us all five needed variances! The vote was taken. 4 to 2 in
our favor. We will be included in the April 13th Bloomington City Council
Meeting for a final vote and discussion on our special use permit.
God had specifically answered our prayer!
● April 13, 1998 – We attend the Bloomington City Council Meeting where
again we expect much discussion before the vote is taken to finally grant us a
special use permit.
We had been told by the Zoning Board to expect a lot of discussion on our issue
before the City Council. They could vote against the Zoning Board's
recommendation. By this time, we had already registered our first two elementary
students for Fall, 1998! What would we do if the City Council denied our
request?
And so we prayed.
When we attended the council meeting that evening, we saw from the agenda that
we had made the 'Consent Agenda,' a virtual 'rubber stamp' process. There were
no presentations to make, no discussion, and we left there that evening without
having spoken a word. In hand was our special use permit
God had specifically answered our prayer!
● May 13, 1998 – We begin to search for a school sign.
This is certainly one of our favorite stories to tell! It all began when we were
stopped at a stoplight at Towanda and Empire, and a white van with a colorful
logo pulled up next to us. It was a 'Prairie Signs' van, and we commented that
we needed to get a sign for the front of the school.
Upon looking through the yellow pages, we didn't have any sense of who to call.
And so we prayed.
Since we had no money, we contacted a low budget sign shop. After describing the
kind of wooden sign that we wanted, we were told that a school sign was usually
2' x 6', and it would cost about $1,000. That was out of the question, so the
owner began to describe other kinds of signs he could make for us that would be
less expensive.
But we didn't know 'sign language,' so we couldn't picture what he was
describing. After hanging up, we wondered why they didn't have such things as
'sign showrooms' where you could go and pick out the sign you wanted. At that
moment, we saw a yellow page ad which said, 'Come visit our sign showroom!' We
knew this must be the place that had our sign. And wouldn't you know, it was
'Prairie Signs.'
When we arrived there, we were met by a nice young man who asked us how he could
help. "I think we need a sign for our school," we said. "What's your budget?"
was his reply. "We have no money, we have no budget, we're asking God for a
sign," was our answer. "He sometimes does that," said the man. "Oh, He does it
for us all the time," we said.
In retrospect, this may have sounded rather foolish. But we had seen everything
God had done for us in such miraculous ways; certainly a sign would not be too
hard for Him.
To make a long story short, the Prairie Sign man asked if we wanted a one or
two–sided sign. We hadn't even considered that option! We decided a one–sided
sign was sufficient, and he mentioned that he had a spoiled sign in the back of
his warehouse; spoiled on one side, but perfect on the other. It was wooden and
he would make it to our specifications. If we wanted it, he would give it to us.
We walked back to the back of the warehouse and there it was – the sign that has
stood in front of Cornerstone Christian Academy for the past 5 years. It
measured 2'x6' – the perfect size for a school sign.
God had specifically answered our prayer!
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