Hello to All from El Salvador.

Summer is over here, not that you can tell it by the temperature,(it is still 85 every day....love it!!!!) but the rain has started. But thank the good Lord, it almost only rains at night. What a great way to sleep.

So much is happening here, I cannot keep up with it all. Let me see where I can begin.....the "Food from the Father" feeding program is going great. Last month, we fed over 150 people both physically and spiritually. That is such a blessing to me and those that assist me. We truly do not know all the lives we touch in a day, but we know we leave all things with Him and He takes care of it. We are going to continue this program every month. It takes a great deal of planning for these days. We cannot just go and set up on any street corner because of safety issues. We either have to work with a local church or go through the police department for assistance with security. So a lot of meetings and phone calls have to happen before each event. But we have had favor at every turn with this program.

Abigail is still housing one lady, who is now employed and working her way to independence. We had another lady who left and is working full time as well. We STILL need a number from the government......they have given us copies of all the papers they have stamped, saying we are approved by the housing office, but now our papers are going through the different offices, receiving the appropriate signatures, such as the Secretary of Health, Secretary of Legal Services, etc......once they have been signed by "all the important people" we get our number. Could be a week or a few months.....PLEASE pray these papers move quickly through these offices......we need them for many reasons......

I have started another program here that I am calling the "Adopt-A-Family" program. (I know, I stole that from TRWC.....) Each month, I am going to find a family that needs assistance. For the month of May, I have a family that consists of a mom, dad and 5 children. A very poor family. (The ministry with this family started a month or so ago, abut I decided to make it a monthly outreach after I saw what a blessing it was to the family, as you will read....) With your support, I was able to have built for them an out-door bathroom (now that does not sound like much, but there is no electricity or running water where they live, so that was like a super blessing for them) (and it was a little out of my area of expertise to do it myself because it involved concrete...) and provide them with enough non-perishable food items for about a month. They have sugar, rice, beans, boxed milk, boxed juice, canned meats, and other things they are never able to afford. BUT the most exciting part is with their job situations. The mother was having to work outside the home because the dad had lost his job. She did not like being away from her children, but really had no choice. So with the help of people here, we were able to find him a job as a gardener, which he had worked in the sugarcane fields, and so was experienced. The big thrill for me was to teach him how to use a gas lawnmower. He had never even seen one. We bought him one for his job. I showed him a few laps and he watched very closely. At first, he was a bit hesitant, but quickly got the hang of it and away he went. What a blessing to see the big smile on his face when he realized how much easier his work was going to be. AND the very good part of this story is that the mom is now able to stay at home with her 5 children. AND the father is happy now that none of them are working on Sundays and they can all go to church together as a family.

The plan now is to each month find a family (which in this poor country will not be hard) and do for them what I can, based on the funds I have. Every cent that is given to me goes out in some way to either feed people or reach them in an area where they are hurting. I have had so many wonderful opportunities to speak with women who are hurting, either from past abuses, or current abuses. I am amazed at how He has opened doors for me to speak into women about how He can help them with the pains of their past. Many times, it is in a one-on-one basis. Like tonight, I am having two women here for dinner and both have serious issues that only He can help them with. (And they both are fluent in English, another thing I am finding more and more......)

So a big THANK YOU for all your prayers and support. I cannot say that enough. I know the economic outlook all over the world is not good, but we do not look to Wall Street or even Wal-Mart.....we know the source of all our blessings......and I keep finding out that I can never out-give HIM!!!!!

Blessings to each of you and I am sending lots of hugs and love your way.

Janis