PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE!!!!

God is soooooo faithful! He is soooo good!







I am SOOOOO exhausted, but I have to tell you what God did for us last night!

As most of you know, last night was our Spaghet-to-gether dinner, one of our first fundraisers for the Philippines. Because our monthly need is about $1400.00, we need lots of monthly donors who feel the Holy Spirit tugging their hearts to partner with us in this adventure. Well, God did amazing things....

The tables were set with flowers, candles, and red and white checkered tablecloths. Italian music played in the background..most of the meal was cooked and ready to go...we were just waiting for people to come. Tim had phoned all 16 people on our list to make sure each one was still planning on coming and he reached very few, so we were hoping that everyone would show up. Then we got a few cancellations.....a bit of disappointment, but we still had peace. Then my mother-in-law came to help with the prep and she began to pray for God's grace and joy over the evening.

Then guests began to arrive....more guests.....and more.....until there were 14 people chatting and fellowshipping....it was sooo great to hear all the laughter. God hand-picked each person to come and the right people came. Some of our guests met each other for the first time here and by the end of the night, they were taking pictures of each other and writing their e-mails down to take home!

Tim and I shared our vision of serving the poor, lowering the infant mortality rate long-term, giving the poor access to clean water through filtration systems, opening up our home (when we get it) to those wanting to come and see what God is doing in the Philippines as well as those coming to serve.....we served spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, salad, cheesecake and spumoni ice cream.....coffee and tea....talked some more.....then my father-in-law shared about Impact Nations and our connection with them and how they can be involved in journeys of compassion with the ministry and serve the poor, too. Then he prayed and asked everyone to consider partnering with us and supporting us prayerfully and financially.

Then they stayed later and later....the conversations buzzed and the last person left at 12:30 am!!!! I didn't fall asleep until 4 am. But I was deeply humbled and moved by God's grace and His amazing provision.

We ended up receiving enough monthly supporters to cover half of our monthly budget!! PRAISE GOD! ANNNNDD....Impact Nations received donations as well! People were so gracious, encouraging and supportive.....we were blown away. I cried.

We are now praying for the rest of the funds needed to meet our monthly budget and cover the start-up costs of immigration/visas, medical supplies, our furniture, and our tuition. God is soooo faithful and we give Him all the glory. Thanks be to GOD!

Be blessed!