Thursday, June 20, 2013

Summer Fun And Church Construction

Dear Friends,

For several weeks our home has been filled with the voices of children playing in our back yard. It’s summer in India which means school holidays. It is a tradition at the Samson household that all children at “Hope for the Children” that can’t go home don’t feel safe at home or don’t have homes, come to stay with us. So for all of May and into June we had had up to 6 extra children with us. Noise, dirty hand prints, tattle tailing and scraped knees are all part of the fun of summer.







This summer we took the kids to a arcade/play area where we spent the day. Talk about a day of firsts. First time at a mall, First time on an escalator (almost as much fun as the arcade),first time trying KFC. In the end it was a great day and something the children will talk about for a long time to come.



























In the past we have had the privilege of hosting many teams from Canada but this month we hosted our first team from India. We were approached by a local summer camp to have a team of children visit “Hope for the Children”. The team brought snacks and cakes and spent the morning playing and talking with our kids. We were very blessed to have them with us.









As this goes on on the home front construction continues at the church headquarters. This is God’s project and he is building His church. I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18








So far, we have seen the old church building demolished, the basement and columns raised and in the next few weeks we will begin to poor the floor. Praise God! We are now trusting God to provide for the walls of the church.



In just a few weeks we will be heading home to itinerate. We are looking for opportunity to share about our work in India and to raise funds for the new church headquarters. We pray that you will join hands with us with this project which is the primary purpose of our mission abroad.
If you are interested in having us share please contact us through email. I am also holding “Scarves of Hope” parties again the summer. If are interested in hosting a party please let me know via email or Facebook.
Looking ahead please pray for our family as we travel and itinerate. Also pray that all will run smoothly with ministry here while we are away.

In Him,

Prasad and Dawn