Friends, we wanted to offer you an on-line update to the progress happening at our retreat, Potter's Inn at Aspen Ridge located in Divide, CO.

1. $225,000 has been raised and spent in the renovation of the 5,000 square foot big, red barn.

• The Barn--and future "Inn" has the following:
• Finished and in-floor radiant heat installed, and ready to be connected to the furnance when funds allow this...making "heat..."
• Most of the plumbing is "in" but there is still the need for more plumbing to be done so all the bathrooms are working and the heat is functioning properly.
  
• Electrical work is "roughed " in but needs the finishing work to allow lights and the furnance to operate.
• The required "firewall" separating the retreat area from the living area is now installed and nearly complete.

2. Our financial need at the moment is for $150,000 in further gifts to complete the phase 1 and 2 and allow the retreat to be up and running and ready for guests. Please pray with us about this need.

Our cozy log cabins are operational and being used by guests for retreats. We offer special rates for individuals working full time in a Chrisitian ministry. Please contact the retreat office for more information: Paula at 719-687-3158.

Here are some images of the barn's progress...


We also are building an Ebenezer Fireplace at the future "inn" as you can see from the plans. This stacked stone fireplace will be constructed one stone at a time by our Contractor. We are asking our friends and donors to please consider helping us by donating a stone to be place in the fireplace for a gift of $100. We'll send a beautiful card with both your name on it and the name of the person in your life you want to honor. This lasting legacy fireplace will be a place where 250 stacked stones are placed and raised like a Biblical Ebenezer-- or rock monument that the Scriptures speak of so often in the Old Testament. The Ebenezer's were built to signify that "thus far the Lord is with us"--which is the literal and Biblical meaning of the word "Ebenezer."

Please consider helping us. Email Rebekah at rebekah@pottersinn.com or call her at 719-264.8837. You can give your gift online at www.pottersinn.com (use the donate button) or call us for a Credit card gift or check donation.

go here to donate: www.pottersinn.com

Update: The Renovation of the Big, Red, Barn--our Retreat

Here's a look at what use to be... what used to be was a barn about 35 years old that was a place for horses and llamas. Now, it's being transformed into the retreat--and how appropriate! So much happened in barns, didn't it? It was the place where God chose to make his first physical appearance in the birth of the baby, boy named Jesus.

So, we're proud to have a barn for our retreat. This will eventually be a 5,000 sq. ft. retreat center that will have a great room with a stack stone fireplace,  a conference room for 12 people to meet for team meetings; a kitchen, two 1/2 baths, (one handicap accessible) and three breakout rooms up stairs where the old hayloft was. The floors already have in-floor radiant heating installed and are stamped, scored concrete in the shape of large diamonds.

The week of August 15, the septic system will be installed. The cost for the septic system is $22,000. We are taking a step-by-step way of making the progress. As God raises the funds through our generous donors, we are going to invest this into the retreat. Our goal is to have the barn winterized with heat and all windows and doors installed by October 15. 

We are so glad that two mission teams are scheduled to come now. One from Olathea Kansas is coming mid-September and another team from Wisconsin is coming from Elmbrook church October 1.

If you can help, please contact us: resources@pottersinn.com or 719-264-8837.