Just had to send this out to all of you.
As we wind down on collecting for the container, God is just so amazing. Below are only a few, so many can't list all but a few of the things God has done and is doing. Kathleen! Last Monday I sent you an E-mail asking if you would like a piano; shared had not been offered one or asked for one but felt led to ask you.Your response was it would be great but there were serious concerns about it surviving the trip and the need for tuning at your end. Shared back could possibly crate it but again had no idea where one would come from.
This morning at church one of our members came up and asked me if I'd like a piano for the cargo container, in very good condition! Chills ran down my spine. What an awesome God you are!
Answered yes to that very special Godincidence! Piano music welcome!
After sharing piano story with kids in Sunday School, Tabitha, our children's ministry leader came in with the collection bank for our Matilda from the Village of Hope, as we were passing the bank around shared with Tab the need to crate the piano. Her eyes lit up! Seems she knows someone who does that professionally and is going to ask if he would do that for us! Shared that immediately with the children as we all were in awe.
Have to admit it was hard teaching this morning with the room once again filled to overflowing and sharing the supplies in the garage had grown by at least a third this past week as families, adults, teens and kids came and helped sort clothing, books, school supplies and etc, in awe of what God is doing.
Note, our dream goal was to ship the 10th, because still need funds, not shipped and now a piano and so much more is coming!
Many folks came over to the garage to see all that was there, including a nice sized almost new gas generator and 10 large totes filled with tools that we had gotten the day before. Shared with a few of the deacons was praying the floor in the loft held as we continued to carry totes and boxes up there.
To date, we have over $1,000 worth of totes alone that are and will be filled with supplies, (200+ and many giant Ziploc bags and boxes filled),
We still have a 12 foot trailer of supplies, a motorcycle, medical equipment and etc coming as we watch God work as only He can. Did I mention the 5 foot mechanics tool chest coming loading with tools?
At this point it looks like we will be shipping and loading the cargo container from Bible Fellowship Church, my home church with NO AIR SPACE in the container; waiting to hear from CMTS on that.
In closing have two financial testimonies.
Our Sunday School children last month collected $50 for Matilda, children in a local school plus one love gift from one of our special kids collected $105 for the cargo container coming to $155 to be given to All Kids from our children. Someone matched that amount and then it was matched a second time by someone else.
In other words, using God's Math, explained to our kids this morning that out of the $50 they collected, $155 is being given to Matilda and $310 towards the container. $465 given out of the $50 they collected. Thank you Jesus.
Shared with the children, need around $12,000 to ship our Totes of Love but God already has it for us, just hasn't released it yet holding things up telling us to open us mouths wide so He can fill them and put everything He wants on the container; but when it is time He will provide all needed and do it so that is obviously of Him.
Shoes off please, Kleenex needed. After Sunday School, one of our girls and her mother came up to me. She had a birthday party this past week and had asked everyone to, instead of gifts, give funds or clothes for the cargo container. The daughter handed me $59 and a gift bag of new clothes for our children at the Village. These clothes will be packed separately and given as a special gift there. Know already the $59 is going to be matched. Keyboard getting wet as I share this pure and Holy offering from one of our precious children. (Special note, had no idea this was happening but gave this special young girl one of our very small bags made by our ladies at the village; another Godincidence.
You know, it's really not, but at this point the cargo container and what is being loaded is almost incidental; lives are being changed and only God knows the eternal results as watch God load this container.
So much more to share, but enough for now.
Have a great day with Jesus all! He tells us in His Holy Word that if we have the faith of a grain of a mustard seed we can tell that mountain to move and it will!
Can't think of anything more exciting than seeing those mountains jump into the sea as we see God at work.
Until Every Child Knows,
Big Jim
Matt. 19:14
James 1:27
