Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
The
past three weeks has been very busy for us. Three weeks ago we had John
Wicks, our engineer, in to do welding on the
trusses and get set-up for a group of 22 people. Beside this, he
installed the counter tops and installed a sink for the new kitchen we
put in this year for our guest house.
For
the last 10 days we had a group of 22 with us. They worked very hard
despite the high humidity and rain we had. There were welders,
carpenters, masons and other skilled people in the group. In 10 days
they finished laying all the
blocks that needed to be laid in the church. Praise the Lord, no more
block work! They also cut all the steel needed for 5 trusses, and welded
three trusses. Also, they made great headway on two other trusses.
This
was a great feat since they had to cut several of their days short due
to rain. The traffic was horrendous because of the mud, rocks and water
in the streets due to all the rain which resulted in trips across town
from 1 hour to 2 hours one way; rather than 45 minutes. Also, one day
they had a city wide strike that blocked the only road we could go on
with Mack trucks and burning tires at different intersections. This
caused the group to lose 3 hours of work as we waited for the government
to get things under control. Oh yes, one day we had to take them to a
friends guest house to take baths because we ran out of
water at our house. These
are some of the challenges one can face on a mission trip. Yet, they
all thanked God for the good food that Margaret prepared for them
everyday.
What
is our next step in the re-construction of New Life Church of Croix des
Mission? The next steps is to finish the 9 remaining steel trusses. We
have enough money to fabricate 2 more trusses; therefore, we need money
for 7 more trusses. Each truss costs us $1,200 in material. Also, we
will need money for purlins and tin.
Thanks for the good report Roger. Great progress so far and we join with you in praying for further provision of finance and manpower. Praise God for all He has done and is doing!
ReplyDeleteI am believing God to bring a team from Elmira, NY along with John Wicks in April 2013. Please keep us in prayer that God would speak to people to join in this effort. [We] by faith are looking forward to be part of this next project!
ReplyDeletePastor Dennis
Men's Ministry/Missions Pastor
Just last week after the Sunday morning Service with John Wicks, our church; Frontline Fanily Ministries had Faith Builders "First Informational Meeting" for the scheduled trip on April 16-26, 2013. There is a potential of 4-8 people (more may be possible if they already have their passports) interested in going. This team as directed by John, will be led by Pastor Dennis Greeno and Pastor David Jackson, both currently have their passports.
ReplyDeleteWe are looking forwrd to helping John with the rebuilding of your Church, and meeting you and the people you minister to, please keep us in your prayers as we plan for our church's very first of many more missionary trips as the Lord leads.
Until we meet in person, God bless!