We moved out of Okeechobee yesterday!!!! We packed it all up, said goodbye to the plague of lovebugs and drove on down. We haven't quite escaped though, seeing as the lovebugs are still plastered to the front of our vehicles. What next? Brazil!! We plan to leave at the end of May. Next weekend we'll buckle down for some intensive planning, but until then we get a little bit of a break. Lord willing, we will be purchasing some property soon, and maybe we'll be able to move there after Brazil!! You can definitely be praying about that.
It's been quite the journey. Our twenty three students graduated last Friday. Parents came from all over: Oregon, Idaho, Nebraska, Ohio, Illinois, and New Jersey. I was privileged to get to know these students over the last few weeks...and now we've sent them back into the world to be living testimonies of how Christ can change a life. The day after graduation, two of the students got baptized at the beach along with five hundred other believers. It was a great day, hosted by Calvary.
So there's a glimpse of what's been going on. It's wonderful to be back in Fort Lauderdale, but it also comes with its difficulties. There are several staff members, including myself, who are from out of state. It can be difficult to find somewhere to stay.
Pray:
-For God's provision (for me and all staff members without permanent homes). For me specifically, it is difficult to do any sort of fundraising while in the middle of Patmos. I will be provided for in Brazil, but I have to survive on my own until then. Let me know if the Lord lays it on your heart to help support me.
-For Brazil. That God would bring more students. That He would go ahead of us in all the arrangements (visas, tickets, travel etc). That He would do a work in us as a staff while we are there.
-For Patmos' future: that we would be able to purchase the property we are looking at.
