Having Services In Marilia!

We are so excited with the servicesin Marilia. We have been there for 2 weeks now. The 1st week we had 45 and this week under lots of rain we had 30. The amazing thing is that we have had several adult to come out. And what is really amazing is that we have had men to come. It is easy for women to come because they come with the children, but men is another story. We are taking a large group from the church here in Garca. we have been taking about 40 to help get things realy and visit the neighborhood. Every one had really enjoyed going. Our services here in Garca have been great. We are running over 70 on the bus route.
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

News letter

We hope that all is well with each of you and enjoying the blessing from our Lord and Savior. We are doing great! God has been so good to us and just shown His love and mercy each day.
The church is doing great. We have had many new time visitors morning and night. This month of August we had 49 first time visitors. What is interesting is that we have not even done any special visits and promotions. The church purchased a bus this last week. We are now running 2 buses on Sunday morning. Many of the ones coming are bringing others. That is what it is all about. One thing that we are doing is spending more time together. So about once a month we have lunch together. Next Sunday we are going to have home grown chicken stew and cooked corn bread (mush) with fresh lettuce salad grown here also. Sounds good?!!!! It is good!!!! Better than the food is the fellowship that we have together. The church bus driver mentioned the other day that when the kids started coming that the screamed and cursed but now they come sinning the songs that they are learning in Sunday school. That was a big encouragement for the bus driver. Please continue to pray for the church that many will come and hear and be saved.
Here at the home we are doing well also. We have 2 new teens. One is odali’s nephew from the city where mike Creiglow lives. Pray that if he is not saved that he will come to know the Lord and Savior and grow each day. Also we have Gislaine back with us. I will be requesting her guardianship this week. She is from Marilia. We talked to the prosecutor of that city about some kids that used to be here and how we could help them. He told us that he would give any guardianship that we wanted. All we had to do is ask our lawyer to request them. Pray about this with us. There are several kids that have contacted us that are asking for help.
We had a fantastic blessing that happened last month. We had a Home was given to us. There is a children’s home is Marilia that was closed. The couple that owned the home contacted us to see if we would be interested in having the place. We had several kids that come to live with us that had stayed at their home. We have not fully decided what kind of work we will be doing there. One thing we do know is that we are going to start having services there on the weekends. We drove around the neighborhood and found no Christian churches. One of the projects that we have been studying about is working with retired folks and need a place to stay during the day. For those that still have good health and need to keep their minds and bodies moving. This is also a great opportunity for evangelism. Please pray for this new project that God will lead us each step of the way.
We want to thank all of you that pray for us faithfully and support the ministry. You are important to us. May God richly bless you and your families and churches!
Love in Christ,
Odali and Kathy

WHAT'S GOING ON !!!

Wow! This month has started out with lots of things going on. We are specially excited about our church services. We have had so many first time visitors for Sunday school and night services. Last Sunday we had 26 visitors. The visitors are coming back and bringing others. Last Sunday we had our lunch that we have about once a month. It is a time that everyone can just hang around visist and just have a good time. The kids love playing on the play ground. This week was independence day here, so we went to the farm to work a little and play and just have a good time. We are planting beans and corn. Hope it sprouts and grows well. We have had lots of rain. so hopefully it will do good.

NOW THAT EVERY ONE HAS CHECKED IT OUT.

THE LAND IS READY FOR THE PLANTING.

TEACHING HOW TO USE THIS MODERN EQUIPMENT WHILE THE LADIES SHUCK THE CORN THAT IS GOING TO BE PLANTED.

What all went on in August!

We have had a busy month and an exciting one. Live is always full of surprises. We make plans, but God is who controls it. In one of the pictures below, there is a picture of a lady in a wheel chair. That was the last time she came to church and the last time we saw her. She died the next Tuesday. One of the things she had talked about is that she want her family to be in church. Pray for them.
Also we have had wonderful attendance in church. In the month of August we had a total of 56 first time visitors. What is really neet is that we are not even doing any special programs to reach more people.
In Marilia, where we have the new building we are planing on having a Saturday afternoon service. There are no churches in that neighborhood. We thank all of you for your prayers and support. Please continue to pray for us and the ministries.

Special day for the pre teens!

The group of young teens is growing. They do Bilbe studies and from time to time have a special day. This month the had to dress up as some character they like. Their Study for the month was on character. The question was: How does God see you? Based on the Scripture that God see the inside and not the out side. We havea group of kids that are coming to church that have never been to church before. This is really exciting.

One of our workers gets married.

Levi and Katia
Katia is a young lady who has worked with us for a long time. She was saved in one of the churches John Hatcher started many years ago. we have known her since she was a little girl. She loves the Lord and has a special love for kids with special needs. She started her work by teaching in Sunday School. she enjoyed teaching so much that she decided to go to college. She will graduated from college this December. She had never planed on going to college until she came to work her at the home. God has blessed her with a sweet husband. Pray for them for God to continue to bless their lives as they serve in the ministry.

Everyday jobs and needs to keep things up

We still have the same families here with us. They are getting evolved in church and the kids are learning new things and learning about the Lord. We have had many new teens and adult visitor at church. Our boys and others that live here have been bringing some of the school friends to church.
Even though we don’t have many here now we are still trying to keep the building up. We have the day by day expenses and there is always work to be done on the building. Painting is always one of those things that have to be done from time to time. There are still some of the roofs that have not been fixed or changed. Also one thing that we have not done is fix the concrete sidewalks around the home in the front and in the back. Since the building is over 35 years old from time to time we have problems with water and gutter pipe lines. The water pipes are old and are galvanized pipes and cause leaks in the walls. We don’t have lots of extra money but are working hard on keeping up the building. We are working on the projects that we have on our mind. We want to do different things that will reach out to kids and their families. We want to have other projects that work the way the soccer project does. We have been thinking about jewelry, painting and after school support and some other things we studying about. We thank all of you for your prayers and support. Please continue praying for us and that God will supply for the needs we have.