LETS GO !!!!!

   The demand for food is on the rise, and God is meeting those demands, as He promises in His Word. We are encouraging those ministries that come and get beans and rice from us to GIVE MORE to the people. Every time God has put it in my heart to give the poor more food, God already has a plan to give us more to give. The harvest in South Dakota was nothing short of a miracle this year. Joe planted twice as many acres of beans than last year, BUT GOD GAVE US 4 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF BEANS. Gods math doesn't line up with mans math. Another ministry was going to come this morning, but heavy rains will put it off until Monday.
    Paula and her sewing class continue to make the most beautiful quilts. Naomi made this one for herself. The two days a week class now is really a blessing for the women. They all feel they are part of something special.
    Miranda is 15 years old and has been very busy painting the wood for the house we will be building  for her and her Dad next week. She speaks perfect English because she was born and raised in North Carolina. Her Mom and siblings are still in N.C. and I haven't gotten the exact story as to why they are separated but we will have that conversation next week. I'm sure it's another tragic story of the deportation of an illegal alien. You know the bible commands us to be kind to the stranger and alien in your land, whether legal or illegal. I don't know what the answer is to the problem, but I do know what the bible says.
    Yesterday we helped Carmelo and Ruth make corn tamales. We stripped the corn from the cob, and then ground it up with a hand grinder before they made it to tamales and slow cooked them filling the air with the smell of sweet corn tamales. I can't wait to get over there today and eat some. But first we will be dedicating Mimis new bedroom/bathroom. It's all done and the Princess will have her own room.
   We will be heading North after next weeks team from Moraine Valley Church spends themselves for several days helping the poor. They will build a house, work at an orphanage and do other ministry while here. The One Family One Purpose Ministry will be building two houses just outside of Rockford Il. One before Thanksgiving and one after. Both families lost their homes in the spring tornadoes and will be getting new homes donated by OFOP and it's supporters. We hope to spend a day or two at one of the sites. If anyone is interested in " Spending Themselves " for a day or two contact OFOP. They have a web site, so Google One Family One Purpose. A great group of people that come down here every winter and build houses in Mexico. SO COME ON MY FRIENDS IN THE CHICAGO AREA, GET INVOLVED!!!! THIS PROJECT IS TO CLOSE TO SAY NO TOO. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME.