I heard from Pastor Alan this week. I'm not sure I mentioned this before, but he has been feeling a leading from the Lord to start his own orphanage. Because of the horrendous inflation and AIDS epidemic, mothers are now having babies and throwing them down the sewers because they are either sick or don't have enough money to feed another child. Pastor Alan has had a vision of saving these particular babies through the orphanage he wants to start.
Once he got back to Zimbabwe after his long itineration in Ireland, he got right to work putting together a board of directors and trustees to handle the purchase of the land, and the initial inquiries/decisions of the orphanage. He had to do this because in his own words he is "the wrong color". The government of Zimbabwe would never let a white man start an orphanage in their country. The great news is, they have found the perfect building for the orphanage. It is a 12 bedroom, 7 bath home with a large yard, a swimming pool, and several other great amenities. Pastor Alan will have to raise $450,000 U.S. dollars to purchase the land and building. He is asking for our prayers, because he will have to come up with the money in a VERY short amount of time. Please join me in crying out to God for Pastor Alan and this very important project he is getting under way. It is a much needed orphanage and would benefit the innocent babies of Zimbabwe in an immense way.
As for me, my nights have been filled with tossing and turning. When I'm not doing that, I'm waking up every hour. I wake up every morning feeling exhausted and drained. I am getting tired earlier every day. This is not good. I need my rest to stay healthy. Please pray that my sleep will return to me and I start waking up feeling refreshed again. Feeling tired all the time is making me feel discouraged and making small situations seem worse than they actually are.
I appreciate each of you. I will be getting an up to date report on my monthly and one-time support soon so I can keep you informed! Thanks for celebrating with me and praying for me.
Staying in the battle,
Gina :)
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Join me in prayer please: Father God we thank you for the fire that you are increasing in Pastor Alan, his staff, and in Gina. Lord I lift them all up and ask for your divine favor! God I pray that your refreshing Spirit will fall upon Gina this night as she puts her head back on her pillow to rest her body. Lord let her wake with a new zeal to see what You are going to do that day. Your word says in Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, So God as she seeks you let the refreshment flow! Thanks GOD - YOU ROCK! ~amen
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