Today Noah, Anisia and I headed off in the morning to run some errands in town. On the way we passed a semi truck that had a tire blowout and flipped on its side. This is a common scene along the highway where we live. It’s the main road between the port at Mombasa and our neighboring country, Uganda. On a warm day we hear a number of blowouts just near our compound. Kenya doesn’t have the standards for their trucks that we have in the States (or if they do they aren’t enforced which seems to be the case in many areas here). The tires that these trucks run on are usually old worn retreads. Not only that, but they drive way too fast. The speed limit for trucks here is 80kph (55mph) and 40kph through town. Many of the trucks blow by our place at 120kph even though they should be slowing to 40kph. The drivers just honk to let you know they’re coming and you better get out of their way.
When we got back home we found surveyors from a gasoline company that is running a pipeline from Mombasa, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda. One good thing about this line is it will reduce the number trucks hauling gas passed our place but the down side is the pipe is going right through our property. There is a 25 meter no build easement that we will have to maintain. This causes a problem because we will have to move the guest house that we’ve already began building. There should be an assessor here within the week that will evaluate the damages we will incur so we can be reimbursed. Please pray that this works out in our favor since it is causing some problems with the layout of the buildings on our site.
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Well, it seems to me if they are taking part of your property you should be paid well for the land as well as the expense of moving things. So, let's pray! "Father God turn this big inconvenience into an even bigger financial blessing. You are so much bigger than all of this!" God told me about 3 times that he was going to pour out a great financial blessing on Global Children's Movement and I believe that. This may or may not be part of it but no matter what, God will do as He pleases. We don't know how but we do know Who! You have favor there, Jeremy, with man and with God. We continually expect great and mighty miracles from our great and mighty God! I love you, Mom PS Pray for Marisa Bedrosian; she is beginning to work with human trafficking. Remember Nightlight? The gal spoke at Love Revolution in December and she sold her jewelry for the ministry. Anyway, I don't know what other ministries Marisa is associated with but God is beginning to use her in powerful ways and it is only going to become greater! Yay, God!
Wow, jeremy well I am glad to hear from you and pray that this will only be a blessing to you and your cause. I have been thinking of you a lot here in Guatemala and been wondering what you are up to. I am glad to hear you are doing well and things are progressing at a Godly pace. Well keep your eye on the prize and hang in there, you are doing God's work and nothing can stop that.
Love ya
sarah
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