Although I thought there might be a golf vacation for me while the five women came from the Chicago area to " Spend Themselves" on behalf of the poor. I should have known better. We were very blessed by their presence this last week, and so were the people in the colonia. Jan, Judy, Marcia, Joan and Sherry gave of themselves at every turn, in some very hot and humid conditions.
Saturdays outreach had them painting faces, blowing bubbles and serving up over 350 hot dogs, followed by a trip to Progresso and then Sunday school at our church followed by a womens only trip to Padre Island.Thank You! Monday we headed back over to Mexico early for the weekly sewing class, normally held on Tuesdays, but for the sake of the ladies desire to make some blankets with the women in the colonia, Paula moved the day up to Monday. They sure made some beautiful quilts or blankets or whatever they call them. They all connected to a pretty deep level despite the language thing, and were all gushy when getting ready to leave. I'm so glad they came. Paula really needed an all girls trip. I just hung around to keep the generator running.
Our Pastor friend from way down in Mexico came by and Paula loaded him up with clothes, toys for the kids, and bibles for his flock. I gave him about 6 windows and 12 screens for his church as well. He comes every so often and we love to bless him with as much as his truck will hold. Pastor Antonio came by as well to get some wood for a house that got damaged in the storm. I gave him all he needed, and then ordered the roofing he needed to replace the roof that the wind blew off. Now Pastor Antonio is a real Pastor. He truly Shepherds his flock and watches over them, and cares for them, just as The Good Shephard does for us.I love to be able to supply him with everything he needs to help the people in his church. The next house we will be building is from his church. It's for a family of seven living with relatives until we get it built. The foundation is ready to be poured this week.
Ok, so back to the miracle seed of $1000.00 I spoke about last week. As i was filling out the deposit slip tonight from the two $1000.00 gifts we received from the same family, they texted me and told me they just received $5000.00 totally unexpected today. I hadn't been able to get their seed in the ground, and it has already brought them a harvest. Radical Faith brings Radical Rewards.
SO THANK YOU LORD FOR THE WONDERFUL WOMEN THAT CAME TO SERVE THE POOR, AND THANK YOU THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PAINT THE KITCHEN, AND THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL THE OBEDIENT PEOPLE THAT PRAY FOR US AND SUPPORT US AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD AND THE PROMISES IN YOUR WORD.
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