Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Church construction and a trip to the zoo.



Dear Friends,

Summer is just around the corner in Chennai last week the thermometer reached 39C 102F. This and we are still weeks away from the real hot season. Despite the heat our work continues on as we press forward in the work of the Lord. 



 After a brief down time at the new church headquarters work has restarted. It seems sometimes that the enemy works over time to make things more difficult but his success is only temporary. First the work stopped because of a lack of building supplies specifically sand. Sand is needed to mix the cement that is used in the building process.                             


 Next we faced a problem with our builder. He demanded money for work that was not finished. We were taken to the police station the dispute went on for a few months. God is so good in the end the builder who took us to the police station has been warned by the police that he should stay out of our property.  Now this situation has been resolved and the new builder has started the work again at last. Please pray that there will be no more set backs. 






On a much lighter note the kids Hope for the Children took a trip to the zoo. What a great time to get away and enjoy some of Gods creatures!





Both those behind the cages and those that ran free. The zoo was followed by a trip to the beach. That night everyone was returned home safe and sound although a little wet and very tired. 







It is an honor to be a part of these children’s lives down through the years God has allowed us to play a small part in hundreds of children's lives. We struggle with letting them go but trust that the seeds of love that we planted in them and lessons that they were taught will always stay with them.




Looking ahead, Please pray that in our next update we will be able to report on more progress at the church building project. 
Hannah will be finishing her first year of college in a few months and will have a busy summer working at our home church Highway Gospel. Please pray that she will do well on her final exams and that God will continue to guide her. 

Asha continues to be home schooled with the help of a tutor. With the traveling that we do it is hard to always keep up. 

God Bless,

Prasad and Dawn