Hi Everyone!
It has been a while since I did a news letter, because I have a blog site now and you can see my regular entries there. I don't think everyone has gotten the word about it, because it doesn't appear the site has been visited very much. In case you don’t already have the site address it is http://www.therefugeinatascosa.blogspot.com/. From now on I will only be sending news letters occationally, but you will be able to get more frequent updates at the above address.
We just had our sixth steering committee meeting on Thursday, May 10th. It was apparently a bad day for everyone, because there were only 3 of us there. We now have 8 members, including myself. We also have some friends of the committee that attend fairly regularly. Hopefully next month will be better.
We are still in phase one of the plan, but things are starting to move along. People are starting to find out about the ministry and I am beginning to compile a list of people who want to volunteer.
Actually I guess you could say we have a foot in phase two, because although we still have not received any monetary contributions, we have had the offer of a house to move to another property. I had a contractor look at it with me. It could be moved, but he thinks it would be pretty expensive to move, because it has had parts added on. I am in the process of getting a quote from a house moving company. We also need a piece of property to put it on. Once we have all the facts, we will have to make a decision.
We are also working on some other fund raisers. We have a place to have a fund raising banquet and one of our committee members is helping me work on details for that at present. We are also collecting baby bottles to hand out for people to collect extra change cash or checks and place in the bottles.
We are still working on our application for non profit status. I now have a desk, a bookshelf, a FAX machine and some chairs donated by FBC Poteet and by Paul and Suzy Hull. Stan and Gayle Zettner helped me move them from the two locations to my house. I guess you could say that other than the steering committee they were my first volunteers.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for me and the entire committee, because I have really felt the efforts of Satan trying to hinder us from accomplishing the task God has given us.
- Pray for future volunteers to be prepared, to hear the call, and to step forward.
- Pray for individuals, churches and organizations to hear God’s prompting to contribute funds and obey the call.
- Pray for wisdom concerning the choosing of a building and property. We want God’s best and perfect will in the entire process.
If you or anyone you know would like to make a contribution it can be sent to:
The Refuge,
PO Box 509,
Pleasanton TX, 78064
Please make checks payable to FBC Splendora TX, or Cowboy Fellowship, Pleasanton TX. and
Write in memo line of check "for The Refuge".
In Him
ColleneMyers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Center
TheRefugeAtascosa@yahoo.com
http://www.therefugeinatascosa.blogspot.com/.
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13 NIV)
