SPECIAL URGENT UPDATE
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| Pastor Sahka |
Don
Whitney Ministries
October
12,2013
Dear Friends
Don and I need to introduce you to an
amazing Pastor/Leader and friend, Pastor Sakha. He pastors a church in the
village of Ronko which is in the Commune of Chemroun where we recently taught
a group of his area leaders at the end of September.
This
man genuinely loves, and is totally committed to the Lord, following the
mandate that Jesus gave, to "go and make disciples". He has
been part of "On The Frontline Ministries, Inc." for over 10 years
and during that time has raised and trained between 40 to 50 leaders. (These
were the leaders we taught while we were there.)
Once
trained, these leaders move out to surrounding areas sharing the gospel and
raising up Timothy's who will one day, also, become Pastors and/or Leaders and
so the multiplications continues. It's Amazing!
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| Parsonage |
Well
another big storm did come and by the grace of God the building is still
standing but flooding has taken it's toll on it. They tried to stay in
his house, but it was barely standing and much of it was under two feet of water. All the creepy crawly things were
looking for dry ground too. They killed 3 snakes that worked their way
onto the children's beds, while looking for dryer ground. (Not to mention rats, spiders and
whatever else was looking for dry land) The family moved into the church
building temporarily for safety but that building was also experiencing some
flooding although damage was minimal.
At this writing, they have had to split
up and are
are staying at the homes of relatives.
are staying at the homes of relatives.
Our
hearts are burdened for this faithful man of God and his family. Those he
has raised up in the Lord do help by bringing by extra rice and or other small
supplies but they themselves are very poor, and are also struggling to keep
their families dry and well.
God
has placed it on our hearts to do all that we can to help this family build a
new parsonage. On The Frontline Ministries have been doing all they can
but have been taxed with keeping up with the needs of their Sunbeam Kids
Orphanage which is also being stretched financially because of the
flooding.
We
were told that to build a proper (well built) parsonage with 3 bedrooms, (one
for the parents, one for boys and one for girls) kitchen, living room and one restroom would
cost around $18,000. The first $5000 would get the foundation laid. The floor will be raised about 2 feet
higher to avoid future flooding. The Lord has told us to share this need.
We don't have this kind of money and we know that many of you don't
either, but we serve a mighty God who can make a way where there is no way, and
we can start somewhere. Perhaps toward the foundation. Every little bit will help. There may be someone out there who is
able to do more to get this project moving faster. That would be so much appreciated. This is a worthy cause and good soil to plant into. Whatever the Lord provides will go directly toward a safe place for this family to live.
If
you would like to help fund this parsonage project, make your checks payable
to: The House, Modesto and write Don
Whitney Ministries/par-project on the memo line.
Mail to: Don Whitney Ministries, P.O. Box 578074, Modesto, CA 95357
Mail to: Don Whitney Ministries, P.O. Box 578074, Modesto, CA 95357
Your
gifts are tax deductible and everything designated for the project will be put
toward building the parsonage.
To
our regular donors who may want to participate, please put the Parsonage
donation on a separate check from your regular support.
For
those who have asked. We did get
some flooding here at our home but not inside the house. We’re doing fine and thankful for God’s
protection.
Blessings
to you all,
Your
missionaries,
Don
and Maria Whitney
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