Just a quick note to bring everyone up to speed, we all arrived safely though Mary Jo and I had a few vehicle issues on the way. We were able to find a service center who fixed us up and got us back safely on the road. The Bowery guys came in right after us. We immediately looked at the two homes that had been lined up for us to start in and we were able to set up a commercial dehumidifier and a couple of floor fans to start drying up a basement.
It was cold when we arrived, even snowed the first night. We woke up to a couple of inches on the ground. This didn’t deter us from getting at it and we went to our first home. We quickly got things moving and everyone was getting dirty and having fun!
A couple of guys from Virginia joined us on Sunday evening to begin serving on Monday morning and Chuckles also joined us by noon on Monday but I think we worn him out. He disappeared home Tuesday night, (it was much quieter sleeping here last night and the coffee wasn’t colored water this morning!!). We have a group of four coming in today from Indiana to help as well.
The people in the community have welcomed us and really jumped in to taking care of us. The behind the scenes service has really enabled us to better do the things we came to do! The food has been great and I think I’ve already gained about ten pounds!
Here is a typical day for us so you know better how to pray for us for the different things we are doing:
5:30-wake up, personal devotions
6:30-Team Bible Study-Book of Galatians
7:30-Breakfast
8:00ish-job assignments, tool deployment
8:30-head out to the work sites
12ish-lunch
6:30-dinner
7:30-team Bible Study-Proverb of the day
9:00ish-hang time, homework, movie time, etc
It’s been amazing to see what God is doing in our lives while we are surrendering to God’s will for our lives. The guys are really asking some good questions and finding out what God’s Word has to say for their answers. We don’t care what man says, we want to know what God says about issues in our lives! During the day you can hear the different guys talking about the studies and topics we’ve been discussing; it’s awesome to see how God is working!
On Monday night we were invited to a church mission dinner night. The ladies brought in food from many different nations and fed us to our hearts content. We then got to hear from missionaries in Ghana and how the Holy Spirit was moving through that country and changes that are taking place. It was a great evening. We got back to the school where we are staying around 9:30 and I could see that everyone was full and tired. I went into their room to talk about the next morning and say good night. One of the guys said, “Aren’t we having Bible study tonight?” I replied I’m willing if you guys are but we won’t require it tonight. All but one of the team got out of bed and came down for the study. It was one of the best we’ve had and lasted about an hour and a half! Like I said, God is doing great things!!
Continue to keep us in your prayers, a couple of the guys have gone back and forth not feeling too well, but other than that things are going great and people are seeing first hand what Jesus looks like and more importantly we are all becoming more like Him in our lives!
Thanks for all your prayers and support.
Proclaiming the Lord in all we do,
In season and out of season.
Lord Bless,
Curt & Mary Jo Hencye
Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota
Website:
www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info:
Curt:
941-915-9560
Email:
Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye
If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, https://ccsrq.cc/online-giving, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to:
Calvary Chapel Sarasota
Relief Ministries
3800 27th Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34235
Please note Relief Ministries in the memo.
All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries. If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.
A mission's ministry of Calvary Chapel Sarasota.
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