A number of months ago a man in one of the communities where our mission organization does ministry was electrocuted and died.  He left his widow and their 8 children destitute.  They no longer could afford the meager one room dwelling they were living in and things were looking hopeless.  We were alerted to this situation by one of our partner pastors in the area and we began praying about how we could help.

It became clear to us that what this woman physically needed was a home for her and her children.  After some research, we determined that all in all, the purchase of a small piece of land and a home on the property would cost about $2000.  One of our missionary friends raised about $500 and Val and I felt led to pay for the remainder of the project ($1500) using the entire balance of one of our ministry/compassion accounts.  The funds that were in that account were a direct result of the gifts that many of you give.

The sacrifice that each of you make by giving to His ministry, allows our family to exist in the Philippines, but in times like this we want to make sure you are aware of the life changing impact that each of you have had on another family.  When the project is finished, we are going to have a housewarming party and invite members of the community to share in the joy that God has blessed Lhea and her family with (pictured above, minus 4 of the children), through the generosity of many of you.  At that time, we will have a very unique opportunity to tell numerous people in the community how God wants to address their hopeless spiritual need and build them a brand new home in Heaven.  As cliché as it might sound, it is true:  People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.  Your support has allowed us to show these people how much God cares for each of them, which we are confident will open their hearts to hear what else Christ has done for them and why.  Thank you for the role you play to help further His kingdom.