Hello Friends,

Thanks again for all your prayers. Please continue!

This past weekend we were able to take a team from Wisconsin and the local group that I’ve been working with on a mountain mission. It was an experience that I doubt most will ever forget. The local police had helped Children’s Vision number all of the houses in the village so that every home could be visited. Each home was assessed and forms were filled out identifying needs. Many lived on dirt floors with open sewage and no bed. Children’s Vision will now begin to organize help for the most needy in the village using these notes as a reference. In the past they’ve delivered as many as 30 beds to a small village like this one. Other’s will be able to come to CVII’s school at no cost to them.

Each home that was visited got a ticket to come down to the little church where we had setup temporary base. There they would receive clean water, clothing and groceries. This is where I was setup with the local team. We did our Gospel presentations as usual but it was such a different audience. They were very warm and welcoming and in between presentations and helping distribute various handouts, we would ask if we could pray for them. The answer was almost always “yes”. What was particularly memorable from this was knowing that the youth I was working with came from these very same circumstances and here they were, kneeling down to pray with and give aid to those still trapped in absolute poverty. They’re coming to understand that they have been blessed to be a blessing.

This week I’m helping pour cement at the medical clinic and teaching the local team after school. At the end of the week we’ll be taking a road trip to the city of Cali to partner with a church there. The days are rather long and they start early, but every minute is a blessing. I’ll try to write again before too long.

In His Hands,

-tim