Sunday news...
What a day- it is always good to worship and hear a word from the Lord- this Lord's day was no different. I had been 2 weeks without worshipping with my "gang" so it felt good to be home again. Attendance was scattered- we have had a lot of rain which has caused a great deal of damage in the Hole. We are in the run up to the elections (May 16th) so there is a lot of activity surounding that. The president was in town today. It took one of my friends almost 2 hours to get to my house for our meeting- a trip that usually would take 10 minutes maximum!
Please be in prayer for the finalization of the first series of loans. We have several worthy candidates, each representing a different type of loan. Some are from the poorest of the poor, others are university graduates looking to begin a business that will enable them to provide for their families as they pastor. We will meet next Saturday to interview the candidates and make a final determination. Pray God would grant us all wisdom and success as we seek to provide a helping hand to those who are serving the Lord and have great personal need.
We are also finalizing some legal work to make sure we have our exempt status ready. God willing, we may be receiving a new (used) van for the ministry! Pray for our treasurer as he works on that this week. With the elections before us, things are hard to get done.
Yesterday Pilar and Mecho and I (more them than me!) got the old kitchen cleaned up and ready for our groups that are coming. The house seems so different now that it isn't "home" anymore. We did some yard work and gave it a much needed face lift. I think I have the last "stuff" out of the house- I brought a car load yesterday of things from my office and little things here and there. It is amazing how much we accumulate in the course of time. I am giving a lot away and hope to keep from collecting so much again!
So what is on the agenda this week? Tomorrow is a holiday- I hope to make it a day of rest and reading. Then beginning Tuesday I will be working on these loan applications and the legal process for them, getting one of the water trailers from Santo Domingo to here- it has been a long time since I drove a trailer so I need to get some practice! We have our disaster relief training a week from Tuesday so I will be finalizing the invitations, making sure we can get our folks here. We are still working to get the new pump installed at Villa so they can use their filter, and make some adjustments to the unit in La Canela as well. And last but not least, finalizing plans for our medical/water team that is coming May 18th. More about them later. So you can see it is a busy week! Lots of exciting projects going on. Thanks for keeping us all in your prayers!
Please be in prayer for the finalization of the first series of loans. We have several worthy candidates, each representing a different type of loan. Some are from the poorest of the poor, others are university graduates looking to begin a business that will enable them to provide for their families as they pastor. We will meet next Saturday to interview the candidates and make a final determination. Pray God would grant us all wisdom and success as we seek to provide a helping hand to those who are serving the Lord and have great personal need.
We are also finalizing some legal work to make sure we have our exempt status ready. God willing, we may be receiving a new (used) van for the ministry! Pray for our treasurer as he works on that this week. With the elections before us, things are hard to get done.
Yesterday Pilar and Mecho and I (more them than me!) got the old kitchen cleaned up and ready for our groups that are coming. The house seems so different now that it isn't "home" anymore. We did some yard work and gave it a much needed face lift. I think I have the last "stuff" out of the house- I brought a car load yesterday of things from my office and little things here and there. It is amazing how much we accumulate in the course of time. I am giving a lot away and hope to keep from collecting so much again!
So what is on the agenda this week? Tomorrow is a holiday- I hope to make it a day of rest and reading. Then beginning Tuesday I will be working on these loan applications and the legal process for them, getting one of the water trailers from Santo Domingo to here- it has been a long time since I drove a trailer so I need to get some practice! We have our disaster relief training a week from Tuesday so I will be finalizing the invitations, making sure we can get our folks here. We are still working to get the new pump installed at Villa so they can use their filter, and make some adjustments to the unit in La Canela as well. And last but not least, finalizing plans for our medical/water team that is coming May 18th. More about them later. So you can see it is a busy week! Lots of exciting projects going on. Thanks for keeping us all in your prayers!
