HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO
As I type this, the last of our friends from Chicago and Arizona are packing their bags and we're heading to church before taking them to the airport. Al, Lynnea, Dave and Karen are flying home and Larry from Az. is driving to Chicago to continue His ministry of service helping His daughter. It has been one heck of a week and a half as they partnered with us building two homes, feeding the colonia and handing out hundreds of gifts to the women and children in Mexico. And most of all helping us with things around our house. So for the last 10 days, people from Harvest Church in Burbank and Moraine Valley Church in Palos Heights, Il allowed God to live His life through them as they reached out beyond their comfort zones and served The Living God. The houses were built and decorated in the usual way, but on dedication day, GOD CAME DOWN!! He visited us as we prayed a prayer of Salvation with Victor and Elda, kneeling on the ground with Eldas' sister Julianna and her husband Eliazar, who had prayed to receive Christ just one month ago. A true visitation from The Holy Spirit as we sang songs and prayed, that God would bless these new believers and their families. The team was a real blessing to us and the people in Mexico. So happy Cico de Mayo
LOTS GOING ON PHOTOS TO FOLLOW
We've been so busy since Dave, Karen, Al, Lynnea, Roger, Chuck, Sharon and Larry arrived, I haven't made any posts for you ardent followers of our blog. Sometimes I just plain forget and if Paula doesn't post any photos I don't think it's worth just writing about things, but that's not right. Any how we have been really busy and the team helped us give out the food and gifts yesterday in the colonia, as 190 families came and 300 kids. We were a bit overwhelmed by the numbers, but every one got food and every child got gifts and juice and ever women got a Mothers day gift. We also took the team down to the families where they will be building, starting tomorrow. It rained three inches here today and we are hoping for some dry land in the colonia to work in. We have a team of 15 people coming from the Chicago area and the early birds have been helping us a lot around the house on the U. S. side. Paulas honey do list is getting done.
THE BLESSINGS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME
As we opened our last 1 ton bag of pinto beans, the Power Ministry donated 4 more 1 ton bags to carry us through until the beans from Canada arrive. We have come close several times to running out, but it has never happened. God always has provision ready as we give out what we have on hand first. Kendall Pilner let me use his truck and trailer to go to Brownsville yesterday to get the 8 thousand pounds of beans. I couldn't help but covet his rig as it pulled the load effortlessly. The truck costs about 50 grand and the trailer another 10 or so. If the Lord wills, I'll have one some day when God feels the time is right. Kendall has been a huge blessing to our ministry, using his rig to hunt down donated produce, soda, food and many other items and bringing them to our place. He has so much this past week, he started taking the food directly to the ministries that come to our place, saving both time and money. Kendall and His wife Virginia are the last of the winter volunteers at the Rio Grande Bible Institute to depart the valley and head back north for the summer. Sergio and a Pastor from Mexico came and filled up his truck with food bound for Mexico yesterday as well. Thursday our group from the Chicago area arrives, or at least some of them, ready to build two houses next week. The rest of the team arrives on Monday, so that will give Dave, Al and me a chance to play a few rounds of golf before then. A cold front just blew in this morning and the temps are going to be 30 degrees colder today than yesterday. A few unexpected financial blessings came in, so we can buy a few needed tools for the trade school and some more soccer balls for the Day of the Child celebration next week. So as you go through your day today, relax, God knows your needs and provision is on the way as long as you believe!! So meet the needs of someone today and your needs will be met.
HAVE YOU DISCOVERED YOUR ASSIGNMENT YET ??????
It doesn't matter if your 20 or 80, wisdom still comes from God. You can be 80 and as dumb as a box of rocks. You can be 20 and know exactly what your assignment is in this life. It all comes from God revealing what your assignment is in this life. And you don't have to go any further than asking a few questions of yourself to know your assignment. Who's pain do you feel? What moves you to tears? What is it that you so love to do and you get the most satisfaction from doing it? The answers to those questions will take you closer to your assignment. I praise the Lord all the time and thank Him regularly for allowing us to discover our assignment. It's helping the poor, meeting the needs of people, feeding the hungry, and spreading Gods Love into the lives of people that have never experienced the Love of God in a practical way. Yesterday was no exception to part of our assignment, as we dedicated Maria and her daughter Lupitas' house. We sang and shared and ate, but I think the best moment was when Lupita said that she was 20 years old and had never had a home to call their own! Wow what a statement. Never had a home to call their own. That just makes what we do even more enjoyable, to be able to provide a first home to someone. Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church, a few of its' members, Ike and Carol from Canada (that left for home yesterday),Carmelo, Eliazar, Johnny, Ruth, Paula, and a few other people discovering their assignment in this world. So driving the R.V. 600 miles to get donated rice is no big deal, PROVISION IS ALWAYS WAITING AT THE PLACE OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT AND GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES!!!
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