1 Thessalonians 5: 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in
everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
As I mentioned in the last update that Cory finished his high school in
January and this coming week we will be traveling to Southern California for
his graduation. I thank you for your prayers for Cory and if you could
continue to pray for God to guide and direct him. Cory will be joining Barry
Wineroth on a mission trip to FFHM in Mexico June 10-16th. I am excited for
this opportunity that he has. The week following he was invited to a
backpacking trip with Jim Wheaton and the group from Graeagle church.
Praying for safety and a blessed time for the men and teen boys to get to
know each other and learn from one another.
I want to thank each of you that prayed for Tino as he was healing from his
surgery. He is wearing braces and his feet are looking great! Tino continues
to receive therapy twice a week and making progress. A year ago I thought
Tino would be close to walking by now but with the relapse he had in fall has
set him back. He is now doing much better and we praise God his health has
been good as well.
A four year old girl joined our family two weeks ago. She came to us
because her dad brought her into Belize without papers and not sure if he
had legal papers to come into the country. I do not know the details, we are
just praying that four year old Nateli will be reunited with her mom, Lord
willing, back in her own country of Honduras.
She is a delight and full of energy. She speaks only Spanish and this is good
practice for me to brush up on my Spanish.
WE had our 12th annual ladies retreat the last weekend of May. Our theme
was Faith Without Borders. It was a truly blessed time for all and I thank Gail
and April for taking time out of their routine and spend that time ministering
to the ladies here in Belize.
WE are working on the paper work for starting Casa de Shalom; this will be a
place where children and adults with special needs in our community
are celebrated and nurtured so they can reach their God-given
potential. As I see my four year old Tino growing and I have met
many moms with children much older then Tino that have physical
challenges as well.
I am excited that many have expressed an interest in helping out
with this project of Casa De Shalom. We have a few leads on
property and praying for God’s guidance as He sees the bigger
picture of where this ministry will go. Santa Elena Baptist Church
where we attend is fully supportive and willing to be on the board for
this home here. We covet your prayers.
Psalm 116:1-2
I love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
Thank you so much for your love, prayers and support.
God is faithful!!
God bless you!!
