----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Bearden
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 6:43 AM
Subject: corrrection and apology sent regarding annexation
Dear Church Family:
I want to give a brief update, correction to my last email correspondence and formal apology...I have already given a face to face private one...
PRAY FOR OUR GRAND OPENING ON JUNE 16TH...YEAH GOD....
I want to ask you to please keep praying for the annexation process because there are good people on either side of the ordeal and I am not certain how God will work this out. I have hope He will.
I want to issue an apology to John Ricketts for the statements I made in an email I sent last week about The Ricketts leadership in the township and trying to fund an attempt to stop the annexation. I was wrong in my intuition and after meeting with John, I have heard from him about his feelings. He is not leading a band wagon to oppose the annexation and the accusation I made that he is financially involved was wrong. I said that the township is backed and led by Him and that is not correct. For their own reasons the Ricketts do not agree with the annexation, but it is not for a personal agenda, merely a personal opinion and right.
Furthermore, I made a statement that I presented as fact that is actually not so according to Mr. Ricketts. He and his family do not own a development that is a PR 6 in the city, they simply sold the land and it was later developed as was the same development I referenced in the township that is a PR 6 in a planned unit development. Once again, they merely sold and later the land was developed with houses and some condo's. Much like what we are doing with our land. The Ricketts are advocates to keep the zoning at 2 houses per acre. I can understand why they feel that way.
I am hopeful that God will work all this out. I trust that I have learned the potential email has to do good as well as sometimes it can hurt people without one's heart and desire to do so.
Please pray for the sun to shine and the winds to dry the land so our dear farmers can turn the ground. Ask God to intervene and ask God to intervene in our situation too.
Pray for dry weather so we can complete our sewer and water line and pray for God to direct our paths and show us His will and HELP CHANGE MANY LIVES FOR HIS BENEFIT AND GLORY!!
I LOVE YOU, TIM
Tim Bearden
tbearden@sycamorecreek.org
