What a great promise, God who made the whole world will walk before you. And all tho we fuss and fret about this and about that, The Lord does not shake. He does not need to stop and think, he will not get back to us later, he does not need to sleep on it. He knows the right answer right now.
Well Mr Bruce is gone to Canada to take care of some personal matters so
that leaves me to be just a bit busier. But there is a blessing in that, it gives me the opportunity to see more and be more involved. Tuesday I drove Gina and Veronica to San Pedro, we picked up a half rib cage and shoulder of a cow from a friends out and brought it to the meat market to get it cut up.
After that we stopped in at the judges office and Gina comes running out with excitement and announces "Rica is declared abandoned". Later sharing the news with my wife she smirks and says how strange it sounds to rejoice at the abandonment of a child, but the sad part of this story happened years ago, today is a happy day, a day in which the future looks bright. Rica is 14 and has been at Casa de Paz for three years waiting to be adopted to a new home, and know that day is finally near, with a family already waiting in the United States and the abandonment statues complete, the adoption process can start. I am so very great full for people out there that care enough to bring one of these children into their home, and to call them their own. Another happy sad story, two beautiful boys who have been here for four years went back to their mom yesterday, the mom moved into a nice home which she is renting and things look promising for their future. It's sad to see them go but at the same time it's such a joy to see a family reunite.
Our in-well pump stopped working a couple weeks ago so it meant getting a new one installed. Our above ground pump quit last week, we managed to get it repaired for less than a new one would cost. Two of our washing machines are not working so that means we are down to one. I would like to raise money to buy a commercial machine that will handle the amount of laundry we go through. On a normal basis we have three machines that run about 8 hours a day or more. Household machines just are not standing up to the demand. Please if you haven't already, like our Facebook page (In Jesus' name amen) to get updates about this, we have a donate button on there through PayPal. Tomorrow me and Aurelio will be going to Chiclayo to see if we can find a good machine for a reasonable price.
On a more upbeat note, I can finally say we can now take hot showers in our house using our homemade solar water heater.
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It will be quite a project to get hot water in all the houses but eventually that is the goal, I'm sure some of you have seen one before, it's a system that does not use any power whatsoever (other than getting the water into the tank). There is no moving parts so its perfect for our saltwater.
Word is that next month the town will have fresh water in the new pipes, so please pray that this is true and there will be enough water to supply all our needs. Salt water is very destructive, we continuously replace faucets, hoses, shower heads and toilet parts because the salt just destroys it. At the same time this orphanage could not have survived without that well, so I am grateful for it.
We currently have 38 kids, everyone is healthy and happy. Maggie has been helping some of the girls with their English assignments.
I don't spend as much time as I would like with the kids, but it's fun to walk the stretch between our house and the office and hear the kids call out your name and run up for a hug. This week I took two of the boys out to buy new shoes and socks, when they show you the cracks in the bottom it's hard to argue that they don't need new shoes again.
Every day I am thankful that this is not my ministry but God's, I am but a steward entrusted to a bit of God's property. I pray that God will grant me wisdom to handle it correctly. Bless you for caring hearts, I pray God reward you in this life and in the one to come. In Jesus' name amen.
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