Update by Paul
This has been a great year. We had 198 youths signed up for the summer at Oaks. That was 13 church groups, They were from the following churches: Holy cross Lutheran, College Station, TX; Trinity Lutheran, Copperas Cove, TX; Redeemer Lutheran Church, Austin, TX; St John Lutheran, Hamlin, NY; Christ Memorial Lutheran Houston, TX; St Andrew, Houston, TX; Redeemer Lutheran Bloomington, IL; Christ Lutheran Austin, TX; Light of the World Lutheran, Keller, TX, Glendale Lutheran, Glendale, MO, Trinity Lutheran, Bur Ridge, IL; Bethany Lutheran, Austin, TX; and Mt Olive Lutheran, Austin, TX. P.T.L.
I went to Oaks in May to get the project ready for the groups. Two foundations were laid and cement block were set on the foundations. We built two guest dorms that will have a capacity to sleep 48 people. Each dorm has two shower/bath rooms. The buildings are air conditioned. The building are sitting on pillars. The building size is 16 ft X 48 ft. We got the units weather proofed, but still have the insides to work on. The plan is to finish the buildings summer of 2010 and add patios onto the two dorms. We did some painting for the city of Oaks, and held VBS at Steely Ok. We had 240 kids attend VBS this year, We gave out 800 Salvation Marked NT. One group, Holy Cross, canvassed houses along a five mile stretch of road walking and handing out Bibles. The only reason the stopped was they ran out of Bibles! P.T.L.
We also scraped and painted the eaves of the Creek dorm, and helped the Oaks staff clear out some storage areas. I did get a chance to do some fishing when locals took me out noodling. I just watched. I don’t put my hand into mouths of 50 pound catfish !
The ministry has placed 5,824 Bibles this year. All have been marked with salvation scriptures which brings our grand total to 358,406 Bibles placed. P.T.L.
Thank you for your prayer support and donations. Without them I have no direction. Thank the Lord for His blessings. Let us praise His name and share the good news of the Gospel with those around us.
God's Blessing, In Christian service
Paul
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