Archive for July, 2007

Quick Update

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Well, the Monday meeting I mentioned in my previous post didn’t go as well as I hoped. Not that anything went bad, it was just they had gathered all the information they had hoped to gather. We met and discussed some stuff, but ultimately we are waiting for a substantial conversation with the selling agent. It seems the selling agent is not quite ready to discuss the details of price as of yet. They are still waiting on some final answers from the government.

Thanks for praying, I will keep you posted.

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Moving Forward—>

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

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Well, thanks to Doug Crozier and the folks at Church Development Fund, we finally have what we need to have a first meeting with our solicitor (US- think real estate agent.) Our official meeting is scheduled for Monday afternoon. I had a brief chat with him today about the building and he is going to have initial chats with the selling agent between now and then.

Why now is a good time to pray:

  • These early discussions have a large impact on final price zone… pray for cheap.
  • We are still attempting to raise a bit more monies for our down payment.
  • Things are moving… a good time to praise and be thankful.

If you are interested in giving towards the building you can give by clicking HERE.

I am so excited to see what God will do…

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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
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Combining my favourite two types of books to read, leadership, and biography, I find “the Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham” by Harold Myra and Marshall Shelley quite enjoyable. This paragraph made me chuckle…

“Billy listened to those close to him, including, perhaps first of all, his intelligent and perceptive wife, Ruth. Interviewees often told us Ruth was crucial to Billy’s success, and her advice was often pungent. For instance, in the 1950’s when she heard that Billy had speculated he might be elected president if he ran on the right platform, Ruth called him and said she “didn’t think the American people would vote for a divorced president, and if he left the ministry, he would certainly have a divorce on his hands.”

The enemy will do all he can to entice us into disobedience, in Billy’s case with power and honour, yet Ruth kept Billy in line with his God given evangelism calling.

There is a difference between good advice and godly advice. Good advice sounds… good, and is thought of as acceptably wise. Godly advice is the product of Holy Spirit discernment.  Be one who gives the later!

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