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We are still working hard on the Pesina Project and would greatly appreciate your prayers! Check out the website from time to time or go there and subscribe at HelpThePesinas.com Once you are there, click on the latest news part of the site.

I am looking forward to seeing the new Narnia movie, “Prince Caspian”. I love the parallelisms of the things of God! It sure is hard to find good wholesome movies these days, but I think this might just be one worth watching. I am definitely a C.S. Lewis fan!

Just a few pics from the first day of National Bible Quizzing.  I am here as an encourager to the 5 Midland Teams, photographer, and chaperone to 3 of our students who qualified…Andy Charles, Irene Moore, and Craig Graves.  The competition level is very high and everyone seems to be having a great time.  Last night we had the privilege of hearing John Piper preach at the opening rally.  He did a wonderful job (as usual).  He preached a powerful message full of interesting insights, lots of Scriptures, and that genuine Piper passion for treasuring Christ as your SUPREME value in life!!!  I love that about Him.  Piper inspires me to treasure Christ and be satisfied in Him.  Actually I believe Piper is just on to something that I think God has always wanted us to realize. 

He is definitly someone I look up to in the Lord!  I am currently reading my second John Piper book, Let the Nations Be Glad, and am enjoying every minute of it.  We got to visit with him a little after the rally.  What a blessing it was to hear him preach as enthusiastically as he writes books.  May we all seek to treasure Christ as #1 and be completely satisfied in HIM!

May we all live by this verse….

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”        Philippians 1:21

Pray for Andy, Irene, and Craig and the 32 other Midland quizzers as well as the hundreds of other National quizzers here that the Holy Words that they have memorized would burn on their hearts and come back to benefit them greatly in their walks with the Lord!  I pray we will all commit time to Bible memorization as we follow Christ.  I have about 13 verses in Ephesians and plan to do more while I am here.  Who knows when we might need these verses and not have a Bible handy. 

The SPOKEN Word is powerful!

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”      Psalm 119:11

Today we got the Pesina family moved from one temporary home to another. It took a team of 10 of us to clean for 4 hours to get the rental home in liveable condition, because the previous renters left it a mess. The landlords however have been generous in waving the deposit on the rental home and being flexible with the lease so that when the permanent home is ready they can move freely into their new home. That is a HUGE blessing. Red Cross will be helping the Pesinas to get beds and bedding, and will also cover their first month’s rent in the “temporary” rental home. Praise the Lord! The beds will be a huge blessing for the children and the parents.

Now our primary goal is going to be raising the funds to purchase the home to rehab for the Pesinas. We need $20,000 as quickly as possible in order to purchase the home and rehab it. We have $1500 on hand with another $3300 committed toward the cost of the home. That leaves $15,200. Please pray that individuals and churches will see fit to help us meet this goal. Every little bit helps and it will all add up.

On a spiritual note….Fermand and Maria, the parents of the nine children, attended church with us this morning at Missouri Valley Baptist along with all 9 of their children. It was a blessed morning to say the least. I invited them to come to church again next week and they said they would.

In our adult Sunday school class, Fermand shared some beliefs that he had when he was younger, and how he has only just realized that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are ONE. I believe, from our conversations, God has been able to sew many seeds this week and a half. Also Fermand admits that God protected His family from harm during the tornado and the collapse of their home.

Please PRAY for FUNDS to move forward with this project to provide the Pesina Family with a permanent home!

Great progress is being made. Today we successfully moved the Pesinas into a temporary home in the south end. There is a wonderful lady who has opened up her 7 bedroom home to the family for 10 days. During this 10 days we will need to find another temporary home. There is some pretty exciting news that we have to announce at the community meeting on Thursday at 7pm at the Midland Center. This meeting is opened to anyone and everyone. The St. Joe News Press and KQ2 will be there covering. It is open to anyone who wants to be informed on the project, offer ideas, or to be involved in the project itself. Right now we know we need to raise a lot of money to see this project through. So please pray that as we all sit back in our comfortable homes that we remember this homeless family of 11 who lost everything less than a week ago. Please continue to pray, especially for this meeting and for the financial means to see this project through!

Oh my, if you could only hold their adorable 3 month old baby in your arms or see their little children as they play together! Or if you could just hear the prayers of Maricella and San Juanita as they are just now learning to pray. They are already praying and thanking God for “all the people who are helping them”!!!

PLEASE PRAY WITH ME FOR THE PESINA FAMILY!

As you probably know I am stepping out in TOTAL FAITH right now, as we are underway on this project to provide a home for the Pesinas. I believe God wants them to have a permanent home in the south end of St. Joseph, and I believe that God has a GREAT plan for their lives! I have the chills right now as I even think about what exactly that might be with the growing number of Hispanics in the “Southside”. My dear friends, I implore you and request your prayers. I believe God wants to do an amazing thing in this community regarding His Kingdom.

There is a mission field right HERE in our midst!!!!

Please join with us and pray, spread the word for this project to give the Pesinas there home back. A home for their beautiful children!!! A home that is a testimony to Jesus Christ and of those who claim His name as Christians! Lets show this community just how much we mean what we say when it comes to following Christ and the Word of God!!! A new home their in the southside for the Pesinas would not only meet their needs, it would SPEAK LOUDLY for years to come as a testimony of what God can do through people who want to do HIS WILL! I am soooooooo excited about this. I know without a shadow of a doubt this is what God wants!!!!!!!!!!

Will you help?

I say give sacrificially (till it hurts), pray till the knees are worn out on your pants, share the vision with others until you have talked so much that you lose your voice, and love other people so much that your heart is completely overwhelmed with JOY! That is what I plan on doing!

I don’t believe that God needs us to accomplish this but I believe He wants us to accomplish this task. I also believe that it is just going to be an incredible and unforgettable blessing to be a part of God’s plan for this project and how He will use it to reach people for His Kingdom! This is a BIG BIG DEAL!

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