We went to settlement today and we’re the official owners of 733 Virginia Avenue, SE or as we think of it: “the last piece of property on Capitol Hill.” We really feel like we got it just in time. There are so few properties on the Hill that are still developable. And this one is so accesible and visible right off of the 295/395 expressway that runs through the heart of the city. We’re right where Capitol Hill, Riverfront, and the Navy Yard intersect.

I’ll blog some additional thoughts, but we are rejoicing on so many levels. For starters, we’re so out of space at Ebenezers for services & staff. This gives us a light at the end of the tunnel. But it’s also a strategic part of our 2020 vision. Our vision is 20 locations and I’m guessing we’ll need 100+ staff by that point. It enables us to expand Ebenezers into a chain. And it gives us a great base camp for our multi-site vision. We’ll probably have 10+ locations by the time it’s built. It’s not a big piece of property, but it’s HUGE for our urban context. We’ll go vertical and build 50,000+ square feet.

Now here’s the great thing. It was a miracle. We lost the contract to another party three times. In a sense, we experienced three deaths and three resurrections! It took three miracles! And a $3 million miracle.

Praising the Lord.