Blessings to you today!
We are currently in the state of Tennessee holding meetings and sharing with as many as
possible about our home in Kenya.
Work there continues as I write but like in the states, this past season has been one of lots of rain so the work is being tested by the weather, But it continues during breaks in rain.
On our last trip, we had discovered there had been some rain damage already and so that problem has been fixed as to eliminate the possibility of it happening again. Reinforcement walls were erected and a tower is being built to hold the water tank to keep it from being vandalized .
We will be traveling on August 29 this trip, Pastor Ricks birthday. Tickets just were better priced during that time so I promised him we would celebrate in Dallas Texas airport where we have a 6 hour layover. :)
We are also celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary during our time there. We never had a formal wedding, just our pastor met us at church and married us, so I have had it in my heart for a long time to do a renewal ceremony and to include the children of the home! I am in the process of this plan right now. I know the children will be so excited to help and to walk down the aisle with me. I plan on creating special shirts for them to wear and maybe even buying them the little sandals (when we get there), that are really common over there so they would have shoes . There're like our flip flops.
This will be a dream come true if I can pull this off so keep me in prayer. Only I would try to plan a wedding ceremony with a 10,000 mile difference and a language barrier but if it can be done we will do it with the Fathers help. More than anything I want to see the children faces as we incorporate them as a big important part of the ceremony.
We will need minimal finances but will need to purchase food to feed the children and those who attend and the shirts that I want to design and get made before I go.
We will also hopefully be having the opening ceremony for the home, running concurrently with the marriage renewal ceremony. We will be inviting the whole village and those in surrounding districts, It will be an exciting day where we can show the Father’s love to many. I have planned that day to be Sept 10th, 3 months from today!
We want to say thank you to those of you who faithfully support us and the home and want you to know you are in our prayers daily and we are believing for your needs and desires to be met and for your relationship with the Father to go to an even deeper level.
New prayers are going towards ministry to the children in the Philippines as well as Brazil. We want to travel there soon to spy out the land and see what we can do to help spread the Kingdom and Jesus Love there as well.
Please pray with us on this.
Our school in Kenya; Shining Star/PAG elementary school; is bursting at the seams. Over 200 children and they are in such need of classrooms and supply but as of right now we have felt led to keep our financial focus on the home. If God speaks to you to also help in this area as well as home, please let us know; we are more than willing to start something going if we have the supply.
Please keep us in prayer as we continue our plans. Have just a few more weeks here in the South before we go back to California and our final meetings there before our departure in August to Kenya. We will not be returning to states this time till we fly back into California on Oct 9th.
Be BLESSED!!
If you want to give there are several ways;
website/blog openheavenmissions.blogspot.com has our paypal link
You can mail a check to :
Jubilee Family Center or Open Heaven Missions
1700 San Carlos Ave #103
San Carlos Calif 94070
If you need to reach us while we are in Tennessee our address
where we are staying is
138 Edenway Rd
Dover Tennessee 37058
Pastors Debbi & Rick Milliken
Finances needed (Itemized)
4500.00 trip finances before August
250.00 shirts for children
100.00 shoes for children
250.00 food for wedding
1500.00 children’s home finishing items
3000.00 future building classroom for school
2500.00 school supply (computers) future
regular monthly support 1200.00 month operation expenses for home and school
We will be happy to attach your giving to any of the above projects you designate when you give.
What a Joy it is to see the progress. I am so amazed that the day you'll hit ground your first home doubled with property. Now the school and more homes. I am so inspired by the way I've witnessed your love for children including my own. The rewards to your faithfulness are endless! Praise be to the Lord Jesus who has Great things in store for His Children. Thank you for your Faithful Service!!! We love you'll like family and hope to get down to see you before you get pin your way. Maybe you could come up here and minister... Hugs
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