Ten Talents International Blog

We would like you to pray with us, for Ten Talents International and the ministry to street children. Right now we feel like the needs of the street children are too immediate for us to wait until the development on the Acres of Hope is completed. We have a rental house that we could bring children into, so they can begin their healing and living of a new and real life. This rental home could be used until the Home of Innocence is ready. The house is already located on the same property as the small home we rented for our office in Kigali, Rwanda (not too far from the TTI property where development will take place). This is the home:

Please join with us in praying for God to provide the $3500 (US) we need to furnish this home with beds, table, chairs, couch, linens, etc. As we review the applications we have for street children we are asking for God to guide us to those children that need to be helped by us right now.

We are also still believing & expecting for God’s provision for the remaining $80,000 for the phase I of the development of the Acres of Hope. When you stand with us in prayer that means the world to us & we thank you so much for that!

God Bless You!

Lisa

Several people have asked us what our travel dates are for our next trip. Our container is still in route to Africa, hopefully arriving in Rwanda by February 13th. Mike is going to fly out from the US on Feb. 5th. The kids & I will be leaving on Feb. 15th, along with our two team members who will help with beginning the development on the Acres of Hope: Jerid & Chris. We will again be staying in Rwanda for 3 months, so we will return to Portland on May 17th.

The last we heard the shipping container was in Shanghai (China). Yes, our container was “Shanghai’d”. (smile) We appreciate your prayers for the container to make it swiftly & safely to Rwanda. Mike is also still working on getting the government of Rwanda what they require for us to be registered as an NGO (charity) there. Big “ugh!” from Mike as the process keeps taking longer & longer! Please pray for that to be completed- it is essential that it be completed before the container arrives.

We are still raising funds for the Home of Innocence and we pray & believe that God is going to make that happen. Thank you for standing in prayer & faith with us!

God Bless You,
Lisa

Update, 1/5/09: Mike just sent me a link to a photo of the TTI container from Google Earth (you can see the ship – very cool). On 12.29.08 it was at a dock off the coast of Oman (think: in the Arabian Sea, half way between India & Africa). Making progress- that’s good!