TAX DAY? NO IT'S MY SISTER PAMS' BIRTHDAY
It seems when we have a really busy week, I don't post anything on the blog and last week was no exception. As Paula and some women continue preparing gifts for The Day of The Child and I believe they said they had over three hundred ready. As Carmelo and Eliazar finished one foundation, they started on another and poured it Saturday and will build yet another this week and then that will be the last house we build for a while. We went and cut some of the wood for the house we will build this week for Maria and her children. I was given several pallets of veggies this week and had to stay on this side of the border to get rid of everything before it stinketh. Tomatoes, potatoes. squash, eggplant and several cases of frozen blueberries that have filled every inch in two deep freezes and two side by side. We loaded up everyone that came to the fullest extent of their trucks and cars. All is gone except the blue berries. I need to drive to Houston to get the donated rice this week and we ordered a load of beans from some new friends in Manitoba, Canada and saved about three thousand dollars. Thanks for all those who send money every month to enable us to buy a whole truck load of beans. I always set that money aside and when we have enough, we look for beans to buy. God had someone in Manitoba look at our blog and read about our need for beans and the rest is history. Don't forget to send your money to the idiot money wasters in Washington today, Me, I file for an extension just in case the Rapture takes place. The Nation has come under Gods judgment for the ways our leaders have lead this country and if you don't believe in God judging a nation, read Isaiah 9 and find out what happened to Israel when they took God out of their public lives, and killed their children and stopped praying in public settings and the exact same Harbingers have been manifested in the U.S. and the exact same words have been spoken by our leaders. AMERICA IS UNDER GODS JUDGEMENT AND THE SMILES OF HEAVEN NO LONGER KEEP THE NATION UNDER A BLESSING.
EXPECT GOD TO SHOW UP....BIG TIME!
Just a few days ago, Maria stood atop the ash heap of her home after a fire burned her home after starting at her neighbors home. Yesterday she stood atop her new foundation after Carmelo and Eliazar spent the last two days building it. This will be the fourth house we have built with funds provided by our church, Calvary Baptist in McAllen. We have had the funds for a while, but no opportunity to build the house because we have had groups that had brought their own funds to build. Nine houses in 12 weeks, Praise God. I ordered the wood for Marias' house and we will probably start building it on Friday. Today I received a phone call from my trucker buddy and good friend Rick Caywood and He said that there is over 4 thousand pounds of rice that I could have for free if I drive to Eagle Lake Texas and get it. It's about a 12 hour round trip and as soon as I get the go ahead, I'm gone! Another friend from Rio Grande Bible Institute brought us a whole skid of boxed fresh tomatoes and a skid of bagged potatoes this morning and he said he would be willing to take his truck and trailer to go and get the rice. God opened a door and then He provided the means to make it happen. We gave alot of the tomatoes and potatoes to Alice and Eldon Kinnenen and they took one load to Mx today and will take another load tomorrow. The addition on the trade school is done and Roy put the fence around it yesterday. Russ has been busy teaching Johnny and a few other the art of making cabinates. It's all coming together at the school and it's all to the Glory of God. I have had a mechanic coming over and fixing stuff on all the vehicles the last few days. We have spent over three thousand dollars keeping these old vehicles running in the last month. The van was the biggest drain with over two thousand dollars spent on brakes, a radiator, oil lines, tune up, rear axle repair and some transmission work. But once again, God knew and someone sent us a donation that covered two thirds of the bill. Our home church in Palos Heights IL comes in three weeks with the biggest group in over 5 years and they are going to build two houses and we are looking forward to them coming. We were hoping to get away for a few days prior to that, thanks to another gift we received from some good friends for us to take a little time off and get away. GOD IS SO GOOD TO US. We try to be sensitive to The Holy Spirit when He gives us an instruction and we are so blessed to have partners that do the same and it's such a joy to be blessed with a gift and they tell you that they were praying for us, and God gave them an instruction and they just wanted to be obedient with the resources God has given them. Isn't that what the Paul meant when He said "walk in the Spirit, and you won't satisfy the desires of your flesh". Our flesh wants to keep everything" just in case". Faith says "HERE AM I USE ME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS". Another guy sent us a check to buy tools for the trade school that he heard Johnny saying we needed when he was here in Feb. A sensitive ear followed by an instruction from God to meet a need and the obedience that follows, BRINGS FORTH BLESSING. IT'S QUITE SIMPLE YOU KNOW.
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
Yesterday took us to a Lady that had a fire burn her house to the ground. We stood in the pile of charred remains and assured her that we would build her a house as soon as we could. The ironic thing in her story is that she is the wife of a man that was killed in a car wreck last year. Now we had built a house for that man and another women that he lived with and had a child with. We had no idea he had another wife. Long story short, we agreed to build her a house if she would quit laying claim to the other lady's house that we built a few years ago. She says, that she owns that lot as well and has given the other lady a hard time.We will schedule a meeting of reconciliation and forgiveness between the two women that both lost their man. A real soap opera unfolding in this story. We poured the floor for the addition on the trade school yesterday for a welding area. It has been a hot bed of activity over in the school and it seems to be drawing a lot of hungry students.
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