We
are in need of volunteers to help us
with immediate rebuilding needs. We
have been praying that the Lord
would bring people to us that need
help with their homes. I guess the
Lord heard us because now ..... our
"cup runneth over"!! In the past
two weeks the Lord has brought a
number of opportunities for us to
help folks in the area. I have
described some of the building
projects at the end of this e-mail.
The
trend for the past two years
during the months of May,
June and August is
that we have fewer volunteers
than at any
other time .
Presently we have no one committed
to help with the building from May
1st to the 25th. You can check our
calendar out to get a better idea.
http://www.pathfindermission.org/Calendar/VolunteerCalendar.htm
Please consider whether the Lord
would have you join us. In my
experience, when I have been asked
to do something that has spiritual
significance, I have known almost
immediately whether the Lord was
speaking to my heart. What I had to
do was decide if I should obey or
not. So listen for the Lord in
this. If He is speaking to your
heart, then call or send an e-mail
and let me or Martie know. (See
our contact info below.) We
need your help. In Acts 16, Paul
had a vision of a man in Macedonia
asking Paul to "please come and help
us." Paul went but not just because
of the man but because he was led by
the Holy Spirit to go.
In Acts 20, Paul said he was
compelled by the Spirit.
I
shared with you in our last update
that we are being intentional about
collaborating with other local
disaster relief organizations to
share resources ... primarily
volunteers. I recently talked with
the project leader (Earl) for
Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS)
based in Pass Christian, just across
the bay. MDS works on homes from
October to May each year. During
their "down" period - May thru
September - the projects are either
idle or another organization picks
them up. When I met with Earl last
Saturday, he told me that he has
been praying that another
organization would come along that
would want to collaborate with
them. I told him that I had the
same issue on my heart. When I went
to his office, he was wearing a
Promise Keeper's t-shirt so I took
that as affirmation that we were
like minded in our understanding of
the Body of Christ and ministry.
After talking and praying with him,
I was convinced of it.
Tim and Alma Phillips Home
- 1400sqft Tim Phillips is
disabled.
Some of you know Tim Phillips. We
have been ministering to Tim and his
family for over a year. He
received a Katrina Cottage a few
months ago and moved from the corner
across from us to Bay Side Park,
about 5 miles to the West. Well, a
ministry called International
Relief and Development (IRD)
committed to build a house for the
Phillips. Actually they committed
to find the funds and work with an
organization who would provide the
volunteers. MDS is that
organization. In turn, MDS has
asked us to help with the building
of the house. This week we have
been preparing the pilings,
installing the floor joists and
the floor system. We hope to have
the house dried in by the end of
next weekend.
LaFontaine Home. -
1400sqft Ms LaFontaine is an
elderly widow.
This home was started by MDS.
We finished sheeting the roof
this past week. We need to get
the paper and shingles on as
soon as possible. Ms
LaFontaine's son is an
instructor at a local technical
school in the Electrical trade.
He plans to bring some of his
students to complete the rough
in wiring.
Young Home. Ms
Young is an elderly widow. She
needs carpentry work on her porches
and sheet rock and insulation.
Ladner Home. Ms Ladner is an
elderly widow. She has been
diagnosed with terminal cancer. We
are waiting for the close up
inspection so we can complete the
sheet rock and insulation.
Tartavoulle Home.
Mr Tartavoulle is disabled. We are
nearly finished with this home.
We need to finish painting the
gables.
Nelson Home. Mr
Nelson is 83 years old. The house
is nearly completed. The elevator
and HVAC were installed last
Friday. The cabinets arrive
on the 28th of this month and will
be installed the first week in May. We
need to complete the finish electric
and connect the plumbing to the
sewer and water lines.
God
Bless You
