A ROAD TRIP FOR THE KIDS
Because of Hurricane Ike, the team from Lakewood had to put their trip off to get their lives back in order. Todd called me and asked if we could come and get all the packpacks and school supplies for the kids along with some gifts for the pastors that had been given. Raul and I took the seats out of the van and headed for Houston. We made the trip up and back in 12 1/2 hours. The van was pretty full and I only got 1 ticket! Everything is still in the boxes so we split the load between the van and my pick-up to cross the border. RED LIGHT at the border for both vehicles. They checked everything and even opened the boxes to see what was in them. By Gods Grace they let us go. Today we have to get the rest of the stuff across and fill all the packpacks with the school supplies because a few of the people from Lakewood are coming on Sunday to help give it all away. So Gods plan works out even in the midst of a storm as His Word promises. So the houses will get dedicated, the kids will be blessed with much needed school supplies,the food will be distibuted, and the Lord Jesus will be glorified thru the body working together.
FINISHED, FINITO, COMPLETO
Well; we finished building the two cement block houses, you can see the pictures on the slide show. We built two different styles of houses to suite the lots. Now since hurricane Ike has left so much destruction north of here in the Houston area, we don't know if the group from there will be able to come and dedicate the houses and meet the families they had us build the houses for. They are dealing with a lot of different damage to their homes and buisnesses and we can't rule out the fact that they need to take care of those issues and come at a later time. Please pray for all those affected by Ike. Heck you guys in Chicago got more from Ike than Paula and I did here in deep south Texas. Building those houses in the heat took it's toll on us and were glad they are done. They just need painting on the outside and the group from Lakewood was going to do that, so we'll see, there might be a painting party in the near future before we come to Chicago next week.These families are excited to get into their houses. It's why we are here, to make a difference in peoples lives that have little chance of much more than they have now. But they amaze me at their faith and thankfull hearts toward God.
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