Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Beginning to Move forward
I have now moved yet again. I keep hoping that if I change locations enough that I will finally get where I can focus on Support Raising. I think we are getting there. I have been living in Joplin for a little over a month. It has been great. I am finally around people my own age again. The girls that I live with are encouraging and let me feel at home.
I gave a couple presentations in July. They were great learning experiences. The people were very gracious. I was blessed by God's people. They helped me hone my presentation some. It was good to simply being preparing for the Ivory Coast again. Support raising is a scary thing, but it is worse when you are not use to doing it. Please pray for me to set up appropriate places to look for support.
My family is doing alright. It has been a rough road to recovery. We have each had to mature in ways we were not ready for. The life experiences that were gained were invaluable though. I have now ran a business and a family. I am by no means an expert, but have at least some experience now. The Pawn Shop mess will soon be over hopefully. The auction is set for Sept 13-14. You should come if you are in the area. It is a going to be a big sale. It is a 4,000 sq foot building. Everything must go.
All in all, I am looking forward to beginning to move forward. I still have a long way to go before I arrive in the Ivory Coast, but I have to start somewhere. I am asking you to pray with me about how I am going to accomplish these tasks before me. I need prayer people and money people. I am looking for anyone that wants to see the world changed one person at a time.
I gave a couple presentations in July. They were great learning experiences. The people were very gracious. I was blessed by God's people. They helped me hone my presentation some. It was good to simply being preparing for the Ivory Coast again. Support raising is a scary thing, but it is worse when you are not use to doing it. Please pray for me to set up appropriate places to look for support.
My family is doing alright. It has been a rough road to recovery. We have each had to mature in ways we were not ready for. The life experiences that were gained were invaluable though. I have now ran a business and a family. I am by no means an expert, but have at least some experience now. The Pawn Shop mess will soon be over hopefully. The auction is set for Sept 13-14. You should come if you are in the area. It is a going to be a big sale. It is a 4,000 sq foot building. Everything must go.
All in all, I am looking forward to beginning to move forward. I still have a long way to go before I arrive in the Ivory Coast, but I have to start somewhere. I am asking you to pray with me about how I am going to accomplish these tasks before me. I need prayer people and money people. I am looking for anyone that wants to see the world changed one person at a time.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Time to Refocus
My road to the Ivory Coast has been one road block after another. My blog stops in New York. I was support raising there in July. I have not been actively raising support since then. Life has interferred with my plan. I have lessons to learn from the crazy situations I face.
My father died in August leaving us with a huge mess to clean up. My father ran a pawn shop for 26 years. It was a big building that was full to the top. It has been an ordeal to begin liquadating the inventory. Myself nor my brother are properly trained to run this shop. My father was a genuis. He didn't have prices on very many things because it was all in his head. That leaves my brother and I making up prices as we go. It is stressful trying not to get ripped off and being fair.
I say this to say that my life has not gone as planned. I hope that I am in te process of picking up lemons and making them into lemonade.
It is now January and I know that I need to begin working on my goals and dreams alongside of my family. I need places to present the ministry in the Ivory Coast. God please provide people to help me in this process. I am yours consume me.
My father died in August leaving us with a huge mess to clean up. My father ran a pawn shop for 26 years. It was a big building that was full to the top. It has been an ordeal to begin liquadating the inventory. Myself nor my brother are properly trained to run this shop. My father was a genuis. He didn't have prices on very many things because it was all in his head. That leaves my brother and I making up prices as we go. It is stressful trying not to get ripped off and being fair.
I say this to say that my life has not gone as planned. I hope that I am in te process of picking up lemons and making them into lemonade.
It is now January and I know that I need to begin working on my goals and dreams alongside of my family. I need places to present the ministry in the Ivory Coast. God please provide people to help me in this process. I am yours consume me.
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