Ten Talents International Blog

For everyone in the Vancouver, WA area: From April 26th to 29th the Engedi Cafe will be donating 100% of proceeds to Ten Talents International.  Come in & enjoy a specialty coffee drink or all fruit smoothie in their relaxing atmosphere & donate to Ten Talents International at the same time!  Here is the information about Engedi:
Monday – Thursday,  6:30am – 3:30pm
“Refreshing Ministries One Cup at a Time”
Location: The lobby of the US Digital Outreach Center
1400 NE 136th Ave Vancouver, WA 98684
Our Mission: To be a refreshing oasis to our local community by helping fund the US Digital Outreach Center and in turn create a ripple effect sharing Christ’s love.  100% of proceeds help support the 23+ ministries in our outreach center!
Did you know?:  All recipe ingredients are free of preservatives, colors, & artificial sweeteners!   You’ll love our fair trade, organic Café Femenino espresso and even if you’re not a coffee drinker, our real fruit smoothies and hot cocoa made with homemade chocolate sauce are delightful.
About our name: “Engedi” is an actual place in eastern Israel which for hundreds of years has served as a refreshing oasis in the middle of the desert to weary travelers.  Our hope is that you too will be refreshed by our delicious drinks as you refresh our Outreach Center with your visit.
About Café Femenino coffee beans:  A new specialty coffee, Café Femenino is giving strength, unity, and hope to women in other nations around the world.  Vendors selling Café Femenino beans donate a portion of their profits directly to women coffee growers to help break the cycle of abuse and poverty in third world countries.  This gives them their very own money for the first time in their lives and helps provide grants to fund leadership training, education, nutrition, develop alternative income sources, and improve conditions for their families.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

If you are unfamiliar with the location of the US Digital Outreach Center (also the location of our Ten Talents Int. office), it is located inside the US Digital Building on 136th Avenue, north of the DMV/Winco and south of 18th Street.

There is even a small children’s area in the cafe area, so even with little ones in-tow you can stop by, be refreshed, and give at the same time!  Tell your friends!

God Bless You,

Lisa

Our next team meeting for the Rwanda mission trip is Monday, April 26th at 6:30pm at the US Digital building. See our “Short Term Missions” page under the “Get Involved” tab, for more information about this trip- maybe you want to come too?

Mike has successfully returned from Mexico. He had a good trip & was able to identify many needs. In fact, the orphanage has so many needs that it is going to take discernment to identify which ones to focus on! Pray for wisdom for Mike.

Please also pray for all of our team members, both the Mexico team and the Rwanda team, as they trust in God to be their provider and take care of their financial needs.

Our God is able to do great things!
God Bless You,
Lisa

Mike left early this morning to go to Mexico for 3 days.  He is going to visit the orphanage that the mission team will be working with in June & deciding what kind of project the team will be working on there.  Please pray for him to find all the resources he needs and for everything to come together for this trip.  He could also use your prayers because he has been struggling with a cold- not a good thing anytime, but especially when you’re traveling & trying to get things done!  You can find out more about El Sauzal orphanage by visiting their website at www.elsauzal.org

God Bless You,

Lisa

We are working on getting out our March (!) newsletter.  Do you get our newsletter in the mail?  Help TTI save time and ministry resources by sending us your email address!  It takes a lot of time & effort to print, stuff, label, and mail hundreds of newsletters- if you are able to receive your newsletter via email please contact lisam@tentalentsint.org.  Thank you!

Theogene (from the Home of Innocence)

We praise God for all he is doing and using Ten Talents for his work.  Please continue to keep this ministry in your prayers.  We pray always for God to increase the ministry by providing more supporters in general and more sponsors for children.  We seek to further His kingdom and reach out to “the least of these”.

Blessings,

Lisa