Pastor Rick Milliken... Moved to heaven July 22, 2017 |
Shining Star Children's Home in Kenya is alive and well!
Updates have been slow and I apologize for that but my husband moving to heaven last July caught me completely by surprise.
We had just had our 40th year anniversary wedding renewal with the children of the home in Kenya in Sept 2016 and came home after a wonderful trip to the Holy Land we added for our anniversary present.
Little to no symptoms and an abrupt diagnosis sent us reeling. The next few months are a blur but we never lost faith and hope in our Father.
My husband moved to heaven July 22, 2017 and was completely in faith, never wavered the entire journey. He won his crown of righteousness and is abundantly blessed as he rejoices from his new home.
I, on the other hand, have experienced some of the most intense challenges followed by miraculous recoveries from the feelings. The relationship I have with the Father is more real than ever and eternity is so real to me now; it is merely the place where I too will move one day. But my goal is to bring as much eternity (His kingdom) to this earth in the meantime.
The children’s home is running well, I have not missed a month sending them the necessary check for the upkeep and salaries for everyone. We put up the fence, received electric and weathered a drought and we are still victorious with God miraculously meeting our needs.
The children were in mourning for a month for Pastor Rick whom the called Pastor Dad. It is with the culture. They go through fasting, mourning, and other actions for a death that is close to them. The children and the church did this for Pastor Rick.
A trip to Kenya may be in store for me this October. Not for sure; waiting on the timing of the Lord and the right one to accompany me.
We are now raising money, 10.000.00, for well to be dug and another 800.00 for an additional water storage tank to catch the rain water which right now is all we have.
If you would like to donate to this I would be most appreciative. We currently have many children on a waiting list for the next addition to the home which was to be built in 2017 but of course got sidelined. It is just me now but I have determined that God is with me and I cannot fail, neither can I quit.
God bless each one of you.
Pastor Debbi Milliken
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