It is FINISHED......

Here are the most updated pictures from Phase II of the wall project. Thank you again to all who gave so that we could get this portion finished. We will be posting more info in another blog about starting Phase III of the project.

God Always......PROVIDES!

We started Phase II of the wall project on February 18th. We are happy to say that this phase has been completed. The only thing left to do is to install the metal gate. This week we were in need of around $2,500 to pay this debt off completely. Thanks to some givers we were able to receive all the funds necessary to do just that. We can not begin to thank you all for your giving. The back wall took around $22,000 to complete start to finish and this includes phase I and phase II.

However, we really need to get started on the fundraising for phase III as we heard some disturbing news on Tuesday.  One of the ladies that attends our church works in the public school just 5 minutes from our home. Monday, while she was in class with more than 20+ students, men entered her classroom and held a gun to her requesting her money and laptop. They told her that if she did not comply they would start shooting the children. Karla's brother actually attends this school and was there the day this happened.

We were also just informed of a church about the same distance away that was conducted service at night. Two men entered the church and held it up. Luckily no one was killed. However, we do hold lots of activities on Sunday nights and we have church services on Wednesday night. We have anywhere from 260-280 in a given service.

Please, if you can give to help get this wall constructed we would appreciate it. If you can not give please pray for our safety and the safety of those who are on our campus here. We will need at least $35,000 to complete phase III and phase IV of this project. Phase III will be on the side of the church  and for the cottage the wall that is right in front of us when we walk out the door. We are hoping to raise $14,000 so that we can get a start without having to quit and wait on funds to come in.

Again, we have 22 people that live here everyday. Please pray for our safety, the safety of our children and those who attend our church. We want to share the gospel and be a light to Honduras. However, we also have to protect what God has put us in charge of. Thank you all.

Sincerely Serving HIM,
Mark and Amy

High HO.....High Ho.....

High Ho. High Ho, with a block and here we go......it is so exciting to see just how fast this wall is going up. Thank you all again for helping. Here are a few pictures of what has happened just this morning.

DAY ONE PROGRESS ABOVE

DAY 3 PROGRESS HERE

Making Progress....Phase II

We are so excited to be finally getting started on phase II of the wall project. It seems like we have been waiting for awhile. However, due to weather, the town officials needing to survey the land again and needing workers...God's timing has played out just in time. We have many church members who were in need of jobs and we can now help them as they help us. They have started to tear down trees and dig the footing for this long portion of wall. We are so excited to see this started. It looks as though this portion will cost us around $18,500 and we are short almost $3,000 to be able to completely pay for this portion. If you would like to help us you can DONATE HERE and help us finish this debt free. Thank you all for how you always give and help our home. Here is a short clip below.

Our Large Family.............Just..................................

Our large family of 20 just got a little bigger.

 

Yes, we just added two new girls to our home. THIS means that we are COMPLETELY FULL. Please help us by praying for a couple to surrender to the field. There is such a need here. We know that it will take at least two years before we can have the coupe here on the ground and that is if they were to surrender today. They would need at least a year of deputation and a year of language school.

Below are our two new girls...sisters Alexandra 10 and Escarleth 5.

 

Chicken Pox care Packages

THANK YOU TO our friends at PORT CITY COMMUNITY Church in NC that sent the kids not one but two care packages to help relieve the chicken pox. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!!

Waiting upon the Lord......

Back in November my families church Landmark FWB from Cary decided that they would surprise us all with Christmas gifts. It normally takes about 10-12 days to get a package once it has been mailed. We know to be on the look out for it. Well, it had not arrived and we waited and asked at the post office and waited some more. We started to get a little worried. We finally heard from the company that had shipped the box and we got the contact information for the company here. The box was here but we still waited.....got a little more uneasy since the man did not deliver when he was suppose too. However, God's timing is always right on time. We got the package two weeks ago after battling with 16......yes 16 cases of the chicken pox. What a wonderful surprise and blessing it was to get those goodies. It was well worth the wait and even though the kids had no idea it was even coming the were so excited for all of their new treasures. I know that there are many who have sent and do send us packages and we are so thankful and grateful for your giving....not just the items inside but the time it took you to get it and the time and money you used to ship it. We are so THANKFUL and appreciate more than you could know your sacrifices.