Thursday, January 27, 2011

New Dates, New Power and New Mattresses ~

Lots going on in the Perkey House over the past week.....

#1
We KNOW that as we OBEY and FOLLOW what we are CONFIDENT God is asking us to do...
the attacks will come!
... and they started this week...

Our power went out in the middle of the night due to a break in our main line,
and for the next 17 hours - what a MESS.... no lights, no heat, no problem! 
Amazed at how God takes care of even the smallest details.
The warmest day we have had in two weeks... for a crew to be digging 4 feet
down in our back yard looking for the main power line coming to our house.

After hours of digging, multiple utility personnel on-hand, lighting candles,
wearing lots of warm layers, and laughing ALOT 
it was fixed and power was restored!

We were reminded of how much we TAKE FOR GRANTED the many
LUXURIES and BLESSINGS we have - like ELECTRICITY!
Focusing on being incredibly THANKFUL!!

We KNOW that we are in a BATTLE.... but we also KNOW
God's heart is for the orphan, and so we continue to
TRUST Him DAILY!

#2
Our Uganda Trip has been moved up a week!
Because of some scheduling conflicts they adjusted the travel dates,
and we are leaving one week earlier!

Prayer Requests:
*Lots of preparation details with the kids schedule here at home,
remaining shots, gathering supplies, etc.
*Raising the remaining funds needed for our trip- approx. $2000.
*God supplying the donations we would like to take to the orphanages.
*Details to be worked out so that we can do a VBS
with kids from the Karamojong Tribe - a very poor, outcast tribe.
(Many of which have never heard about Jesus!)
*Continued good health as we prepare to go,
travel and during our time in Uganda.

#3
Our Uganda Team is working on many DONATIONS
that we will be taking with us to the orphanages and orphan ministries we will be working with. 

 OUR CURRENT NEEDS:
Pull-ups - size 3T-5T
Mattresses for beds at one orphanage...
$30 to purchase a mattress for one orphan
(checks can be made to Visiting Orphans - tax deductible)
Dresses - (light weight) for 11-18 year old girls
- we will post other donation needs as we become aware of them -

If you are able to help out with any of the above, please e-mail me
and we can coordinate getting any donations you have.


Thanking God for His VISIBLE, daily faithfulness in our lives....

1 comment:

Emily said...

I've got some pull up's we can donate and a friend of mine has some too. Let's try to coordinate a time to get them to you. We can meet at some point, or we can arrange it through Renee'. =)