Unsolicited Gift

Things are never static (quiet) with our African project even in America.

Just lately, ASI announced that they have awarded Janet an undisclosed amount of money. Then Harold Lance, who is in charge of Missions, Inc, paid Frank a personal call. Frank said that he knew at once that something different was up. It turns out that there is a special donor in the bushes who has offered ASI an extra $100,000.00, announcing that he would like $25,000.00 of the $100,000.00 to go to Janet and her project. The only stipulation being that she write a letter to ASI telling them what she intends to do with the money. Frank contacted Janet by text message at around 3:00 pm here which was about midnight there. When the message came into Janet's phone it woke her up and she called Frank. They had just a minute to talk and Frank told her again and she said something like this: "I have only built 2 of the 7 buildings that I need to build. I have plenty of needs for more money for the rest of the buildings." So Frank has already written the letter to ASI and they in turn asked for pictures of the 2 buildings that were done. One of the buildings is a church and the other is Janet's house. The one pictured here is Janet's house. He sent them pictures while the buildings were under construction. The buildings have now been completed, but we do not have pictures yet of their completion.

We praise the Lord that even when we aren't asking directly - He shows us that He wants the project to continue going forward by sending money unsolicited.

Now, as for me, I am anticipating my service to Africa. I have recently sent a letter out to my 6 siblings and to some of my friends asking them if they would present the letter to their churches to see if the churches would be willing to sponsor me through out my stay in Africa. Monies have come in from people here on campus already. The church here at EVI has voted to sponsor me for two years at $100.00 per month. The Lord is so good and has been showing me open doors like this sponsorship all along the way.

I will be leaving for two weeks in July to go back to Georgia and Tennessee to present to some churches the letter also. My plans, Lord willing, is to try and get sponsorship enough for me to come home once a year for a few months before returning back to Africa. When here in the States during that time I would like to be able to present to the churches, that will be sponsoring me, a Power Point presentation of our work in Africa while I was there.