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What should they do? The owners had already taken their belongings out of the condo. Concerned that they’d gone too far to back out, Robert and Charlotte went ahead and closed on the condo. Led by the Holy Spirit, even though things weren’t selling very well in the area, they listed the condo for sale by owner. Meanwhile, Robert began looking for an opportunity to transfer to Fort Worth, one of the three FAA Service Centers in the nation, and which happens to be only 20 minutes from the KCM campus. “Over the years, we’d attended the Orlando Victory Campaign and one in Washington, D.C.,” Charlotte explains. “But we’d never been to the Southwest Believers’ Convention in Fort Worth. In 2019, when KCM started advertising it, the Lord said, When they say, ‘See you there,’ answer them back. From then on when I heard them announce Southwest, I’d say, ‘See you there!’ I told Robert, and the next thing I knew he’d booked a hotel and airline tickets. “While we were in Fort Worth, we got a call from a realtor in Leavenworth with a buyer for our condo. It was a low offer, so we declined. Impressed by the Lord, Robert called and paid a fee to have the condo listed on a Multiple Listing Service. The same realtor called back. His buyer wanted the condo. Robert gave him a number that included the price for the listing. Within an hour, we had a formal offer.” A Job Offer On Friday morning of the SWBC, Robert drove to the FAA offices. He talked to one of the managers there who said, “I do have an open position. If you want it, let me know.” “I was thrilled that he shared the opportunity,” Robert recalls. “But with the federal government you can’t depend on verbal agreements. When we got back to Seattle, I put in for the transfer. I was told that we had to wait for everyone up the chain to approve it. Meanwhile, we closed on the sale of the condo. Not only did we get all of our money out of it, but since it had come fully furnished, we packed up all the furnishings and took them too! “We listed our house in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2019. In October, we got an offer on it, which turned out to be the highest purchase price for any home in our community. We were thrilled because we knew it meant we were moving to Fort Worth. We flew back to Fort Worth to look for properties close to EMIC and my work. “I told Charlotte to write the vision and make it plain, of everything she wanted in the house. When she gave me the list, I looked at it and said, ‘This house doesn’t exist.’ “We’d looked at properties when we were there for Southwest, but every time we found something online we liked, it went under contract. The night before we flew back to Texas, one of those properties came back on the market. “A wonderful realtor at EMIC took us to see the property. When we drove up, it looked like a castle. None of the pictures they’d posted did the house justice. The wood floors were hand scalloped. The house had been built by a custom-home builder and the attention to detail was incredible. It had every single thing on Charlotte’s list! “One of her dreams had been to have a guest house which could be used as a respite for ministers. The guest house was perfect for everything that had been in the condo. “The property was 12 minutes from EMIC and 15 minutes to my work. We put in a contract and asked to buy some of their furniture. They accepted our offer but said no on the furniture.” Coming Home Charlotte and Robert were waiting to close on the property, but one small detail made it seem impossible. Robert didn’t have an official job offer. He and Charlotte stood on Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” They were within a day of the lender pulling out of the sale when the paperwork finally came through granting Robert the job in Texas. When they moved into their new home, they found a surprise. The owners had left them most of the decor they wanted—for free! “The boys came home for Christmas and stayed two weeks,” Charlotte recalled. “They loved it here and got a little misty-eyed when they left. “I didn’t know all those years ago, when I met that KCM Partner, what she was sowing into my life. Partnership with KCM is more than just the foundation of our family. The Word of God that they teach is the oxygen that gives us breath.” V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Join Robert & Charlotte in teaching believers how to use their faith. 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