Glenhaven says hello! It is a beautiful spring day here in central Arkansas. If you need a little “Sonshine”just let us know and we'll send it your way! Let me tell you a quick story before we get into prayer requests.
I was riding my 4-wheeler around the ranch turning off lights and locking things up after workday last Friday when I decided to go to the food room and see what the work crew from Trinity Baptist in Texarkana had accomplished. They always do such incredible work when they're here. I was imagining the completed work when I noticed the Rec Room lights were still on. I thought, " They should be on," and my mind kind of froze. I decided to go on to the food room and worry about the Rec afterward. When my attention turned back to the road and driving, I saw that I was headed for a very deep ditch. The next thing that I knew I was flying off the 4-wheeler. I landed hard on my right shoulder and ended up curled up, in the ditch, below the 4-wheeler. I crawled up to the road, caught my breath, and called for help. The pain in my shoulder was intense and I couldn't stand up, so I just laid there and tried to laugh. But my shoulder and ribs hurt too much for that. Everyone came to my rescue and I'm ok. The doctor said that I have a slight separation in the shoulder and probably bruised the rotator-cuff in my right shoulder.
So say a quick prayer for Karen, my wife, this week she has to help me get dressed and put up with my infirmity. Which by the way requires alot of special attention be turned my way. She already thinks I'm milking this injury! I am not entirely sure that is a fair assessment.
We would like to ask that you continue to pray for our finances here. Like I said last week things are really tight. Donations continue to be a fraction of what is normal. We are now pulling money that we had designated for future projects in order to make payroll. (FYI: We will not use any monies that are donor designated.) These monies were set aside by us to save for future projects, but now we need them.
Residents: we have accepted two new residents, one young man & one young lady. This time of year is hard, they all want to go home and most will have to stay.
Houseparents: the Bakers, the Pitts, & the Cunninghams (who are filling in as girls HP's) Melody is doing much better and the Bakers are going to be grandparents.
Staff:
- Mary, who has inflamed the area around her tailbone, the disc above her tailbone is bulging, and she needs healing.
- Leigh Ann Rice and the baby. She is pregnant.
- Scott’s sister Noe has non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer, she’s on her 4th round of aggressive chemo treatments. The Manuwai's will be traveling to see her in Hawaii. Praise to God for the funding for this trip for them.Harding family, getting ready for their son’s wedding, the bride is working till the day before the wedding & must travel at the last minute, travel mercies for trip
- Troy & Kim, there is spiritual attack that always exists when one tries to follow the leading of the Lord, logistics in packing & preparing to move, moving, and travel safety as well as their kids’ needs.
Continue to pray for:
- God’s provision of newer vehicles and monies to fix the old ones
- Melody Baker’s continued recovery, she gets better each day
- Wisdom and discernment of GYR leaders
- The need for House-parents and Resident Instructors
Living Expectantly,
Dwayne
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