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| The West Side of the School Building |
I’m sure by now I’ve ruined my reputation as a blogger (not
that I ever really had one), but the thought of blogging while I’m in Kansas
kind of freaks me out. I’d rather talk to you all in person! However, considering
the amount of time I’ve been back home to talk to people one-on-one since I
started college, blogging about it is probably a more realistic way of letting
you all know how God has been moving in Bethel Ministries.
In my time since being back in the states, God’s blessings
have continued to pour out abundantly. Thanks to some donations upon my return
home, we were able to continue in the construction of the school building and
buy a second piece of land across the road from our first piece. The school
building is coming along really well. With our current proposed budget, it looks
like it will take around $4,000 to reach the point of being ready to put the
roof on and then $2,000 more to finish roofing it. On the second plot of land
we bought, we planted a garden to provide for some of the food requirements of
the children, and now they’re getting ready to harvest! We’ve also had numerous
new sponsors and donations over the past few months. Really all I can say is
that when God makes a promise, He keeps it!!
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| The Front of the School Building, you can see where the doors will be! |
Another really awesome, but scary (why do I find myself
saying that phrase so much?!) thing that God has been bringing up in regard to
Bethel is the conviction of defining Bethel’s goals and plan of action. If you
know me very well at all, you know that I’m not a “planner.” It’s one of my
many weaknesses that has been a definite struggle in the course of starting
this ministry, and as I continue learning through college, I am becoming more
and more aware of my lack of intentional planning and definition of the objectives
of Bethel. That being said, God has brought people alongside me that I believe
are going to be instrumental in defining these things for Bethel. As people
interested and invested in God’s work, I just want to ask you to be praying for
direction and discernment within this group of people. I hope to be updating
you soon on this, and I’m SO excited to see where God leads us. As He has
promised in Philippians 1:6, “…He who began a good work in you will carry it on
to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” I am confident that God has a
good and perfect plan for the ministry He has started!
Again, thank you for your continual support and
encouragement! Abundant blessings!
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| Some of the kids in front of the school building! |
