August, 2008
Dear Friends and Family,
Well I had an email almost completed to send you last month and various circumstances stopped me from sending it. I was going to tell you that things had fallen through on the house on Main Street. Well praise the Lord! They are back on again!
Things have been moving along, but perhaps a little more slowly than I would have preferred. After the great news that we had finally received our long awaited Federal Non Profit Status or 501 (c) (3), and donations could now come straight to The Refuge I expected to be getting into a property right away. Instead, the property we were hoping to buy was taken off the market after the owners turned down our offer. We were disappointed, but were looking at some other properties, and were also checking out rentals. I asked the real estate agent to ask the owners of the Main St. house if they would consider renting for a while. They wanted to meet with me and long story short, we came to an agreement and the sale is back on. Sometimes I want to get in a hurry, and God says “Just slow down a bit. Don’t get in a hurry.” He let me know I needed to just rest in Him for a while and wait for Him to do His work. To see a picture of the property, scroll down.
This property is in an excellent location with relatively high traffic. There is lots of property so we can add on in the future. And we will be able to have discrete parking in the rear. We will still need teams to help with remodeling and decorating. If you or your church is interested in doing some of these things, let me know, and give me a date that you might be available. You can also go online to TheBridge@namb.net to see the projects I have listed there. This property is right next to the park. What a great area for a mission trip to combine remodeling The Refuge with neighborhood Bible clubs in the park!
Thank you for your prayers. God hears and answers!
Up coming events:
· August 16th we will have a booth at the Cowboy Homecoming in the park. We hope to sell lots of lemonade, water and homemade treats to raise funds for The Refuge. We will be able to advertise that The Refuge will be open soon! And actually point to the location from our booth!
· September 25th we will have a booth at South Texas Regional Health Fair. This is a great public relations opportunity with the general public and a chance to mingle with many other medical and help oriented agencies.
· October 28th there will be an all gospel Cowboy Jamboree to benefit The Refuge.
· Some time in September or October- Volunteer Training
Prayer requests:
· For the owners to agree with the terms of our offer and give us the time needed to raise funds for the purchase of the property. It is our desire to remain debt free.
· For God to provide the finances needed to pay for this property before the closing date.
· For consistent finances to meet monthly commitments.
· For more volunteers to turn in their applications- we need this immediately in order to have people trained before opening.
In Him
ColleneMyers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-569-5883
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)
Dear Friends and Family,
Well I had an email almost completed to send you last month and various circumstances stopped me from sending it. I was going to tell you that things had fallen through on the house on Main Street. Well praise the Lord! They are back on again!
Things have been moving along, but perhaps a little more slowly than I would have preferred. After the great news that we had finally received our long awaited Federal Non Profit Status or 501 (c) (3), and donations could now come straight to The Refuge I expected to be getting into a property right away. Instead, the property we were hoping to buy was taken off the market after the owners turned down our offer. We were disappointed, but were looking at some other properties, and were also checking out rentals. I asked the real estate agent to ask the owners of the Main St. house if they would consider renting for a while. They wanted to meet with me and long story short, we came to an agreement and the sale is back on. Sometimes I want to get in a hurry, and God says “Just slow down a bit. Don’t get in a hurry.” He let me know I needed to just rest in Him for a while and wait for Him to do His work. To see a picture of the property, scroll down.
This property is in an excellent location with relatively high traffic. There is lots of property so we can add on in the future. And we will be able to have discrete parking in the rear. We will still need teams to help with remodeling and decorating. If you or your church is interested in doing some of these things, let me know, and give me a date that you might be available. You can also go online to TheBridge@namb.net to see the projects I have listed there. This property is right next to the park. What a great area for a mission trip to combine remodeling The Refuge with neighborhood Bible clubs in the park!
Thank you for your prayers. God hears and answers!
Up coming events:
· August 16th we will have a booth at the Cowboy Homecoming in the park. We hope to sell lots of lemonade, water and homemade treats to raise funds for The Refuge. We will be able to advertise that The Refuge will be open soon! And actually point to the location from our booth!
· September 25th we will have a booth at South Texas Regional Health Fair. This is a great public relations opportunity with the general public and a chance to mingle with many other medical and help oriented agencies.
· October 28th there will be an all gospel Cowboy Jamboree to benefit The Refuge.
· Some time in September or October- Volunteer Training
Prayer requests:
· For the owners to agree with the terms of our offer and give us the time needed to raise funds for the purchase of the property. It is our desire to remain debt free.
· For God to provide the finances needed to pay for this property before the closing date.
· For consistent finances to meet monthly commitments.
· For more volunteers to turn in their applications- we need this immediately in order to have people trained before opening.
In Him
ColleneMyers
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center
830-569-5883
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)
