Hello Everybody,
We have kids sleeping in the new addition! The only thing left to do is put in the curtains, electrical outlets, and ceiling fans. We also need eight new mattresses for the new beds and they each cost about $120. We could get cheaper ones but since these are for the high school age boys, cheap ones won’t last. If anyone would like to buy a mattress (or all of them) please e-mail us back and we will tell you the best way to get the funds here.
We had the unenjoyable task of cleaning out the septic tank and digging up the drainage system these past couple of weeks. Praise the Lord everything is back in working order. Nothing like a little raw sewage streaming across the yard to brighten up your day.
We have had another new arrival. Seven-year-old Jesús came to live with us last week. Please pray that he accepts Christ soon. He doesn’t seem to miss family too much, but he takes A.D.D. to a whole new level! And for those of you who were praying for Gabi since the last update, she has been doing wonderful! The only thing she is really struggling with now is salvation.
In other new arrival news, baby Jack was born to Mary and Nathan on the 8th of May. He is adorable and such a good baby. Also for those of you who were praying for Mary and Nathan’s vehicle situation, they’ve had another new arrival. A Suburban has been given to them which is exactly what they needed. God is so capable of meeting each and every need.
Jacob and Juan Adan (one of the 15-year-old boys here at the home) were able to help out trasnslating for a group from Kentucky doing a Gospel saturation project in a town about an hour from here. They gave out well over 6,000 pieces of scripture, and were able to see several people make decisions for Christ. They came home very, very, happy, but tired. Most of the bigger kids here at the home also had a part in this as they prepared the scripture for handing out. In the middle of stuffing the Gospels, big Luis started singing, “Everybody ought to know who Jesus is.” It’s nice to know that they “get it”.
We have some prayer requests for you to remember. The 17th of June starts our “group season”. We have groups coming over the next few months to do a day camp, VBS, and different projects that need to be done here at the home. Please pray for their safety and their finances, but most of all that God will prepare their hearts to be ready to serve and be blessed, and for the hearts of those they will come in contact with, that they will be softened towards Him. Please pray for Lidia also as Satan is really attacking her. And as always, pray for us that God will give us strength to do the work that He has set before us.
