MUSTARD SEED JERSEY PRAYER
UPDATE AUGUST 7th
2016
The
last few weeks have been dominated by the search for suitable premises for
parking of containers for loading humanitarian aid – without doubt this has
proved a nightmare. Finally I believe we are sorted and I should visit the site
on Monday. Please continue to pray that these new arrangements do work out as
without them (or different arrangements) we would be unable to continue to send
physical relief aid to Romania. [Undoubtedly at some stage we will stop sending
aid as in general the situation of the beneficiaries is definitely improving,
albeit slowly and in an inconsistent fashion; now some we had previously helped
now can cope alone while others are in really desperate need].
August is very much the time when offices shut in Romania and people take vacations.
Please pray for ALL THE ROMANIAN SOCIAL WORKERS taking holidays at this time.
Please
uphold NELU & CRISTINA from FI in prayer as they have an ultra-busy summer:
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The
CHANGED LIVES PROJECT AT CIHEI continues: The roof should be in
the process of being constructed this month for the new building. In September
the work should start on the conversion of our aid trailer into 2 accommodation
units to be ready for the start of the cold weather.
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Also
this month Nelu & Cristina lead 2 CAMPS FOR
DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE from their youth clubs
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After
the camps they themselves take a short well earned break. Please pray for them
and their 2 daughters Dalia and Lisa and thank God for the commitment and
compassion of Nelu and Cristina.
In the last update I asked
for prayer for wisdom on how to deal with the new tax on humanitarian aid. I believe we have worked out an honest feasible system,
whereby we will limit the amount of toiletries in the shoeboxes and pay the
appropriate tax on what we do send. Please pray that members of the public and
our pensioner sponsors will take the time to read and “take on board” our new
guidelines, as otherwise this is going to prove very very
difficult for us.
The
plaque in my sitting room says PRAYER CHANGES THINGS – please continue to pray
for us that the needed changes will come about.
Yours in Christ
Rose Helie