Like New

We are so grateful to have our van back from having some much needed repair work done. The van gets much abuse here going back an forth down a poorly maintained dirt road twice a day. We were able to have the inside and outside painted to keep the rust controlled as well as many other things fixed. It was a long 3 weeks scheduling without a vehicle but what a beautiful finished project. Thank you God that we have a reliable vehicle!

Evangelism

Sunday was a good busy day! Mike has a Bible study after church for lunch. This week we had the privilege of having a family from Tierra Bomba come out to fellowship. This family has been meeting with Mike and Victor on Saturdays when they go to the island to preach the gospel. They traveled 4-5 hours round trip with their 4 kids to get here for church. That was after working extra just so they could afford the bus fair. God is really working in this family's life and others on the island.

Later in the evening Josh, Mike and Luis went around in part of Turbaco evangelizing. They were able to meet up with some people we met when we first arrived here. They were really interested in everything that was discussed and want to come to church on Sundays. Praise God for His gospel.

Fun Times

Sunday afternoons are full of fun and rest up at the main house. Here the kids are enjoying a game of stop which is a mix of baseball and dodgeball.

Praying and Planting

Hot and humid this time of year as we ready for the rainy season. Here we are weeding, hoeing and planting corn. Please pray with us for much needed rain. Colombia has been experiencing a drought and many of our neighbors have been without water for 6 or more months. Pray for rain!

Bountiful Blessings

We are blessed to have a space for growing food. We are also blessed to have it irrigated during this present drought. Here I have a bunch of radish I just pulled up. Sweet and spicy!

All Creatures Great and Small

We were blessed with the birth of a calf February 15th. He is very sweet and growing fast! The kids just love hanging out with him!

A New Year Abiding in Our Lord

    We ushered the New Year in here with a shared dinner and fellowship.  What a blessing it is to be able to serve in this ministry alongside others seeking to Glorify God in their daily lives.  The year started out with a bang as we sought out advice from other like-minded organizations on the best way to proceed in bringing children in need to live at the farm.  We know from Scripture that man’s best thought out plans are not always the direction of the Lord. And we are finding this to be true right now.  Our plans were to begin constructing a new orphan house at the beginning of the new year.  Prior to construction, we wanted to make sure our building plan met all the requirements of Bienestar Familiar, (the governmental agency overseeing child and family services in Colombia).  We recently realized that we were getting the cart before the horse in some ways.  By talking with the government and with other organizations God has shown us that in order to utilize the facilities we already have, we need to make some changes.  Mostly in regard to health and sanitation.  We are focusing our efforts right now on remodeling the existing main house to meet the governmental codes.  Currently the guys are working on revamping the kitchen with sanitary cabinets, tile and countertops. Next the plan is to fix the existing bathroom that is not functioning properly, the pipes are over 40 years old, and need to be replaced, along with the tile.  After these two projects we need a ceiling and to fix the windows.  There is a lot to be done but we are excited to see how God has been providing for these projects and giving the guys the time and health to work on them.  We look forward to what God has in store for us this year and we look forward to sharing our progress with you.  May God glorify His Excellent Name as He brings these children to a saving knowledge and faith in Jesus Christ that they in turn will help impact the society around them to the praise of the glory of His grace!