On September 22, 1990, I was driving in San Angelo, Texas, twenty-one years of age and a project manager for a construction company. I had come to the conclusion that after a year of six to seven days of ten to twelve hour days, if that was what it took to be successful, I didn't care to kill myself.
That evening I felt God say to me "go". The next day I told my boss I was quitting and going to serve the Lord for a year. I went to Pleasant Hills Children's Home. January 1, 1991, I moved in with a guaranteed salary of $125.00 a month. After four months of no money, I was tired, didn't like kids - it wasn't what I thought it would be. Praying about the situation and kicking the ground one day, I kicked some hay and under it was an old oak gate. God said, "Make picture frames." I started with five frames and $70. Today we make 10,000 to 12,000 frames per month.
-Kurt Lupo
I thought you might want to hear the rest of the story of Rustic Creations from the other business owner...his wife. Since the 'birth' of Rustic Creations we have seen many blessings. Kurt and I married on July, 31 1999. We enjoyed the first few years of our marriage traveling to trade shows and Kurt introducing me to many of his wonderful customers.
After several years of trying to conceive children, things were not going well and we were told that we would never be able to have children. But God had another plan. Kurt and I decided to become a 'visiting resource' for a child from the children's home where Kurt had served at for a year. That young man is still a part of our family to this day.
Our desire was to still have a baby and that's when God began to send our children into our lives...It was a flood gate! We have since adopted three beautiful children and our lives were forever changed!
-Kayla Lupo