Banquet

On Saturday, the 27th of September, around 160 people gathered at the Vancouver Hilton for Ten Talents International’s “Night of Hope”. Besides a wonderful dinner, we enjoyed video presentations showing the progress of several former street children, we heard from Simon Peter Ngoga as well as Mike McColm, and enjoyed special music from Christina Mulkey. We thank everyone who participated last night. Our special matching donation from Heritage Church was in place that night. We are still working on getting an exact number, but in both gifts and pledges of support we raised over $20,000. With the matching donation from Heritage that brings the amount raised to over $40,000. Add that to the $50,000 that we have already received from Heritage and we are more than half way to the $180,000 needed for the first phase of the Acres of Hope, including the Home of Innocence. We praise God for all he did that night & how he is continuing to work to bring in the support needed for this work that he is doing.

Mike has been diligently working to get all of our supplies into the shipping container. It is full & keeps getting fuller! I think this is going to be a miracle to fit everything in there!

This next week Mike & Simon will be a part of a missions event at Northwest University in Kirkland. It would be great to connect those students to the opportunities with TTI. Sunday the 12th we will be at a church in Morton, Washington. Sunday October 19th we will be at Grace Community Church in Woodland, Wa. Then Monday, October 20th Simon leaves for Rwanda. Your continued prayers for Simon would be appreciated. It is not an easy thing to have to retell over & over & revisit a very sad & painful part of your life & your country’s history. Please pray for him to be strengthened & that what he is able to share would be a blessing to those who hear it.

Thank you for your prayers for the ministry and for God to continue to supply all of our needs both as a family and for TTI. Pray for God to continue to give us clear guidance and wisdom as we consider when we should be making our next trip to Rwanda, whether the whole family should go & for how long, etc. We look to God & depend on him in all things. He is good & brings us good things!

God Bless You,

Lisa