Merry Christmas Everyone!
It is my greatest desire that all of you wonderful supporters who have prayed for us and given to The Refuge in so many ways have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
We have wonderful news! Although we are still looking at properties to buy, we have found a great place to rent until we are able to purchase and either build or remodel a building! And our new landlord is giving us a fantastic deal, because she supports what we are doing. It is in Poteet and located just a block from the school at 815 School Drive. It is in an excellent location and has great parking between our office and a dental office. This will make it impossible for anyone to know if a client’s car is there for us or the dentist, or the real estate office that is housed in the same building with us. And if a girl doesn't have a car, it is within walking distance of the high school or most other locations in town. (See pictures below.)
We are looking at a lot in Pleasanton that we could purchase to build on. It is an excellent location as well, less than a block from the Pleasanton High school. We have enough money to purchase the lot, but we will need more money in order to build.
We have two donors that are standing by waiting to contribute a total of $50,000 in matching funds toward the purchase of or the building of a home for The Refuge Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center. As it is so close to the end of the year, it is our hope that some of you will consider end of the year contributions toward this project. Your money will go twice as far since we will have the matching contributions for every dollar you donate. Remember, in order to receive credit for this year’s contributions, your envelope must be post marked by December 31st.
Send all contributions to:
The Refuge
Atascosa Pregnancy Care Center,
Po Box 509,
Pleasanton, TX, 78064
Praise the Lord! We have more good news. Within 3 days of the board’s making the decision to rent the office space, I received an email from my son that a pastor sent him an email telling him of a doctor who contacted him asking if he knew of a mission that needed some equipment. He is donating exam tables and rolling stools, office chairs, waiting room furniture, cabinets, desks and chairs and some other things. What an amazing God we have!
Again, have a very Merry Christmas and a joy filled and blessed New Year!
Special points of interest:
- Our "Love For Life Banquet will be held February 26, 2009.
- We will be having training for our volunteers February 27 & 28, 2009.
- Open House will be early in early March.
Prayer Points
- Volunteers!!! That we will have lots of volunteers for the training.
- That we will be able to get everything organized quickly for opening.
- That we will receive other donations that are needed before opening.
- That planning for the “Love for Life“ Banquet will go smoothly and we will have a good crowd.
- Praise and thanks to the Lord for a running vehicle! And thanks to Pastor Kerry who brought me a 1994 Jeep Cherokee to replace my van that stopped running again. God continues to provide as we have need.
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)
