Fredericksburg businessman, with his wife Tracy, opened a clothing store
in Granbury. They happened to attend one of our shows. In June 2004,
Mike contacted us with the idea of opening a theater in Fredericksburg;
and, over the next 10 months, the three of us worked on finding a location,
and put together a business deal to attract investors. In May 2005, we were
faced with an unexpected tragedy: Tom was killed in a motorcycle accident. Despite our sense of loss, we continued operations in Granbury. Our
first lease option for a Main Street location in Fredericksburg, fell through
in July 2005. Mike continued the search for investors. Between August
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2005-January 2006, a second lease deal was developed, but failed. At this
point, with a lack of financing and no prospective location, our prayer
was that God would close the door on Fredericksburg, if it were not in
His will. But, in February 2006, with his search for investors exhausted,
Mike had a ‘chance’ meeting in his store on Main St. One afternoon, a
friend who worked for “Focus On The Family” visited Fredericksburg,
and introduced Mike to Ray Rodgers, a Christian brother and developer
in Fredericksburg. Ray’s office was a couple of doors down from Mike’s
store on Main Street: but the two had never met.
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