What is a miracle?  A miracle occurs when a supernatural intervention intercepts an impossible situation and makes it possible.  This is exactly what happened when Active Rain's own Alexander Harb, the founder of the group, "Christianity & Real Estate," (we affectionately call him "Alex") and myself enacted together.  He from Orlando Florida, and me from a suburb of the Windy City..... Chicago, Illinois!

It began when i gradually crept back into blogging mode after a year's hiatus.  Here at Active Rain, there are seasons we individually have to obey or we'll be washed away from our focus.  As i sought to restore the neglected Property Management group here at Active Rain, and reacquaint myself with my online buddies, i noticed that Alex was not being that charged up-front General overseeing his troops!!  Now, this was quite a change seeing him this way, so naturally, i went behind the scenes to peep into what was up, and spied him actively pursuing the wars in space games on FaceBook!!!  He was tripping!!  

Seeing he needed a jump start, i wrote a member's only group post, "Please Sign This Petition To Motivate Our Founder" to appeal to the 1365 members of C&RE, hoping to get their help to snap him out of his spell!  Sure enough, faithful Bob Sloop responded to the call by featuring the post, prayed on it, and expressed encouragement.  Alex then appeared, openly sharing about his closed door predicament.  The request for help drew genuine supporters like Heather Crawford, Irene Tron, June Lewis, Jason Sardi, an unidentified old friend, and other silent-behind-the scene prayer warriors.  Great!  A caring army was positioned... good ground for a miracle to present itself!

The next stage progressed as a one-on-one dialog developed (by email) between Alex and myself beginning September 30^Th.  On October 1^st, Alex was offered to come aboard with us! We were in dire need of help, because we were working at a deficit, but desired the surplus of new business coming in from investors seeking property management services.  Essential duties like accounting, marketing, and specialized customer service were not getting the attention it needed, as demands for running a brokerage took precedent.   It was an IDEAL set-up since Alex had NO job, NO money, NO place to go, and was about to be evicted in a few days.... ALEX NEEDED A MIRACLE... BUT SO DID WE!!

Our conversations were filled with "what ifs" and "thoughts of uncharted possibilities."  It all culminated with the phone message we received from Alex, Wednesday, October 7^Th at 9:40 AM, which said (in short) "Diane, did you not tell me that the Lord would come through??  I have been given a one-way plane ticket to Chicago and will be there with you Tuesday morning!'

This is truly a MIRACLE IN THE RAIN!  The door is wide OPEN for both Alex & Rice Property Management & Realty to go forward!  This could not have taken place without the effectual fervent prayers of those that stood in the gap.... AND the FAITH of ALEX who, by his works, set the atmosphere for GOD to perform this mighty feat!

Alex will be licensed as a Realtor in Illinois and Indiana.  Meanwhile, we are all being enhanced and invigorated as he lavishes upon us his knowledge of web optimization, extensive marketing expertise, and a host of other services to benefit our bursting-at-the-seams-to-learn team!!

It's with my deepest gratitude that i humbly come to thank all of the founders of Active Rain, their staff & families, each employee, every volunteer, and all of the membership!

We appreciate you ALL for putting up with me and Alex in our "daze" of immaturity when we (especially me) were out of step with protocol.   I'd like to take this time to openly apologize to anyone we may have offended directly or indirectly.  Please forgive us...... and..... 

THANK YOU FOR THIS MIRACLE IN THE RAIN!!

To GOD be ALL the GLORY for the things HE alone has done!