Mal 3:16 A Book of Rememberance

Had a very difficult week spiritually, yet the LORD still blessed. Today is the 4th anniversary of La Cruz Baptist Church. Great time of fellowship, food and remembering. Carlos shared the church history and how it was started. Just one Sat. night in the field across from our house, playing a gospel movie in the rain under a small tent with near 40 people packed inside. Electric cords laying on the ground under inches of water, mosquitoes thick enough to dim the screen; and yet with tears he shared this too was the night his daughter trusted the LORD as Saviour. It also convinced him to serve the LORD. The next day was our first "service". Then he was just a new friend helping me translate; now he is the pastor. He shared how one service under the tent it was so stormy, water was ankle deep and we were screaming just so people could hear us preach. We needed most of the congregation to man the ropes to weigh down the tent to keep it from blowing away. Four years later the church has purchased property and built a building to meet in. Amen! It was also Alba’s and Recardo’s birthdays this week. The kids found another baby squirrel…yes I know its just a rat with a fluffy tail, but try convincing the kids that now that it follows them everywhere and sleep in their rooms. Yesterday Toño found a baby rabbit on the property as well, that is after he killed the rest of the family accidently mowing the grass…so it to got adopted. Always a zoo here. Prayer request: Tomorrow we travel to the capital to renew our visas again. This is always costly and we are having to renew our ministry status as well. Pray they go easy on us. It always seems to cost more than we have.

A book of rememberance is written for our benefit for our renewal AMen!
Mal 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

unworthy servant to a worthy Saviour,
Barry

Without a Vision...

Just wanted to share a little with our praying ministering saints. Below are a few of the projects that have been on my mind as of late in no particular order. Some are in progress and held up due to time, labor or finances. Some are needed now, Some are needed soon, some will add more ongoing expenses we must also find a way to meet. But all need prayer. Listed with a guestment of the costs. As of this posting we have $159.74 in the bank. We already bought food for this week but the rent is due Monday for the house in city we need to close…but need the communications and need to finish a few things at the lighthouse. I do not believe we have ever started a project with money in the bank to complete it…it always comes at Gods appointed time later Amen!Without a vision….

Future and current project list, big and little.
1. Roof on La Cruz Baptist classrooms $1500
2. Build church classrooms in Lenaca $5-7000
3. Build a church building/chapel on Lighthouse property to facilitate a new church plant. $5-7000
4. Build a church building in Colonia (have land) $5-7000
5. Build a church building in SanGeranimo. (need land) $10,000 for both
6. Finish classrooms and start a school at the Lighthouse property $5000 plus ongoing expenses for teachers materials ect
7. Build a Laundry room at the Lighthouse $1500
8. Beds/closets for children of the Lighthouse $3-5000
9. Clean a field and plant a veggie garden at the Lighthouse 0-$300 fencing ect
10. Finish the retention pond to charge well water Just time and weather and fuel
11. Finish running electric to install meter on lighthouse $1000-1500
12. Build secondary dorm rooms $5000
13. Build a work shed/garage $3000
14. Finish Kitchen at lighthouse, food storage, grill, LP stove, cabinets ect $1000
15. Awning from outside kitchen to dinning hall $500
16. Fix gutters and downspouts( Overflows right at the corner of the foundation and is washing material away) $200
17. Build a large concrete water storage tank on the mountain to supply entire property with water and allow us water even when electric is out frequently here. $2000
18. Solar hot water system $500-1000
19. Drill well deeper and case it and add a sediment filter(clogs the washing machine in one day) $5000-10000
20. Finish second floor level at Lighthouse $10,000
21. Need a bus $15000
22. Look for ways to raise support for 50 future children in the Children’s Lighthouse. That’s over $800 per week just in food no including prep, clothes schooling ect… The government would give 50 children to us tomorrow if we said yes. Currently struggle with the $300 a week it costs now…
23. Look for a way to open a feeding center for 150 children 1 meal daily around the Lighthouse property. Approx $3000 per month including help
24. Finish office and library $1000
25. Fence front of property ??
26. Cut a car accessible road on the property ??
27. Repair bathrooms in bodega $200
28. Find way of communication from property (satellite system?) $3500
29. Prepare to collect a food drive and container shipment $5500

In the photo is the property we cleared out to build a chapel and future church on the Lighthouse property. The kids cleaning the old tent now being used in San Geronimo to start a church. And the new entrance for La Cruz Baptist Church so we no longer have to walk in the mud like we did for 3 years under the tent. Just a little cement and alot of rocks hauled out of the river...Amen. They also need a roof on the classroom pictured.
unworthy servant to a Worthy Saviour,
Barry

The Waters Asswaged

I have not had internet access time for a while. And when I have it has been much shortened. We weathered the storms just fine. The floods waters have assuaged and many prayers heard. Many here thought it would flood severely but that was not to happen. The week since has had some blessings. Missionary Sam Hodges visited this afternoon with a group of college kids from PCC. They sang. preached and visited the children at the Lighthouse. I believe many hearts were touched on both sides and blessing abounded. Each of our children adopted some PCC students when they arrived and wore some of them out with attention (welcome to my world). The power went out during church 2 times, once while the PCC group was singing and once during preaching. Both times they continued like pros without missing a beat. A young man from Peru preached a great message on faith of a child. The girls finished in the dark and we got headlights shining for the preaching. The lights did come back on and our church did a small fellowship snack afterwards. The rain let up enough we even got some grass cut today. Still have so many prayer request and needs to lift to the LORD. If I listed all they would be long. Still pray for health and strength for the family and finances are the two largest. We have a church coming down to help with bedding for the kids. Most of the have slept of the floor for most of the last year and a half. Still need to hook up our electric properly and must run 500 feet of line and 2 poles to meet with the requirements of the electric company. We need to completely move out of the house in the city but that would leave us without communication to the states. Currently the only option is a satellite internet hookup but that is way beyond or reach right now. Need to start a school soon. 3 children will out of the 6th grade in Feb and no longer by eligible for public schooling. (It is all private after 6th grade). The property is ready to house more children but we struggle to feed what we have now. Every week is a prayer for funds to come in to buy food and water. I can relate to George Muller on so many levels since coming to Honduras.
unworthy servant to a Worthy Saviour,
Barry