If you have not read the post below, please do so.
Before I even had a chance to post about this urgent and great need, God was already working. In the past month we have received the funding for the girls house! Praise God. For 2011 they will have a new, private home! This is a huge answer to prayer. Thank you friends for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. We appreciate your generosity.
The home we are purchasing is built, but will need some work done before we can move the girls in. We need additional bathrooms, a compound wall, railing on the roof, and a few more minor things. PLEASE be praying that we will be able to complete it by Dec. 31, when we are suppose to be out of the other house!
Thanks friends! You amaze me with your generosity and strengthen my faith. I look forward to seeing many of you in 2011 so we can share personally about all of this!
Friday, October 22, 2010
We have needs...
God is doing some new things through Crosspoint of India! Although we are very excited about what God is doing, we are also overwhelmed! We are truly seeking him as we step out on faith. We want to take this opportunity to update you on some of the changes. Everyone who has visited our ministry in the past few years knows how congested all of our facilities are. Presently we house over 70 orphans in less than 3000 square feet. Of course, this is no longer working. We MUST make some changes.
We have 24 acres of land located out of the city. We refer to this as the “future campus” of our ministry. It is taking much longer than expected to raise the funding to prepare the home of our ministry and orphanage. We must make some changes as we wait for God’s provision for the campus.
The latest difficulty that we have been working through is that our girls are being evicted from their home in December. This has not come as a surprise, because there are way too many girls in the home (over 30 in 1500 square feet!). We are drawing close to that day though and have only one option- buy a home for the girls.
If you are like us, you may be very frustrated to hear we are purchasing/building another facility that is not on our land. We feel we must stabilize what we have now before we can consider any more growth.
We have found a home that is located about 2 blocks from the boys dorm. It will be sufficient as a home for our girls. It will require some minor repairs and electricity, but is possible to have ready by December.
Some of the good news is:
1. It is located near the boys so we will be able to maintain and staff one kitchen for all the children.
2. All the kids could possibly be in one or two schools next year instead of 4 like the present situation.
3. We would no longer have to transport the girls back and forth for church and prayer times. They could walk! This would free up 2 jeeps and drivers!
4. They have an entire field in front of their house that is an open area to play in. Presently, they have a very small rocky area.
We are hoping to make a down payment on this house THIS week (Oct. 6th). The total cost of the home is $25,000. We need all the money before the end of November. Can you help?
We have 24 acres of land located out of the city. We refer to this as the “future campus” of our ministry. It is taking much longer than expected to raise the funding to prepare the home of our ministry and orphanage. We must make some changes as we wait for God’s provision for the campus.The latest difficulty that we have been working through is that our girls are being evicted from their home in December. This has not come as a surprise, because there are way too many girls in the home (over 30 in 1500 square feet!). We are drawing close to that day though and have only one option- buy a home for the girls.
If you are like us, you may be very frustrated to hear we are purchasing/building another facility that is not on our land. We feel we must stabilize what we have now before we can consider any more growth.
We have found a home that is located about 2 blocks from the boys dorm. It will be sufficient as a home for our girls. It will require some minor repairs and electricity, but is possible to have ready by December.
Some of the good news is:
1. It is located near the boys so we will be able to maintain and staff one kitchen for all the children.
2. All the kids could possibly be in one or two schools next year instead of 4 like the present situation.
3. We would no longer have to transport the girls back and forth for church and prayer times. They could walk! This would free up 2 jeeps and drivers!
4. They have an entire field in front of their house that is an open area to play in. Presently, they have a very small rocky area.
We are hoping to make a down payment on this house THIS week (Oct. 6th). The total cost of the home is $25,000. We need all the money before the end of November. Can you help?
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