THIS IS MY COMMAND,( not a suggestion) THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER EVEN AS I HAVE LOVED YOU

The Carpenters Crew from Laharpe IL gets it. Moraine Valley Church gets it, Hulls Grove Baptist Church gets it, The Power Ministry gets it, The Junkin 4 Jesus team gets it, Calvary Baptist Church gets it and so do scores of partners with us. They all get the fact that reaching out and loving God and loving people is the fulfillment of the Great Commandment.
   The last two months have been an unprecedented time of building houses and building The Kingdom. Since Christmas we have witnessed 15 people give their lives over to Christ, built 11 homes, built a huge Community Center, given out hundreds of gifts to the children, distributed over 10 thousand pounds of beans and rice to the poor, placed hundreds of copies of Gods word in the hands of spiritually hungry people, re-painted a few existing houses and even managed to get a little sleep in between all of that.
   The last week was a whirl wind of ministry with the second wave of people from The Carpenters Crew invading the colonia. 46 people drove, flew and hitched a ride with others to come and fulfill their part of loving God and people. 36 of them crossed the border every day while the others stayed back and prayed and prepared all the meals for a hard working group of servants. I have to admit, 3 houses in three days had us a little stressed, but God had a plan to get it all done and still manage to hold a food and shoe box outreach to the Colonia Union on the other side of the canal.
 Dedication day was the best day, as is always the case, as we went from house to house singing praises to God for His provision. Manuel, Vannesa and WilliamJr. all gave their lives to Christ during the celebration. A man named Javier was standing in the back of the crowed, listening and watching all that was taking place and came forward as well when we prayed for those receiving Christ. So, Francisco and Delores got the house they had been praying for, Filicito and his niece Angelica don't' have to sleep in their old leaky, wind swept shack, and William, Rosalinna and their family have enough space to allow the kids to sleep in separate beds. HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!!!!!!