TRM News
UPDATE 68
DEBBIE WOHLER, TAHOE CITY, CA
August 25, 2010
Favorite quotes from the children this month:
Nate said, “My sister won’t get to be in the musical practice tonight.” We asked, “Is she sick?” He said, “She’s barking!” I thought he meant, “She’s barfing! (We later discovered that he meant that his sister had a really bad cough!)
The kids were studying the story of Abraham. April asked, “Does anyone know who Abraham is?” Daniel Dye, a first grader, raised his hand and said, “Yes I know about Abraham. His last name was Lincoln and he was the president with the tall black hat and the beard.” (This reminds me that we are starting with no prior Bible knowledge with most of these children!”)
Trevor just started Kindergarten today. Trevor is full of life and is sometimes a handful. When he heard Luke Buchanan’s name called he said, “I like the “canon” part of Luke’s name the best.” We thought to ourselves, “Of course, you do!”
Favorite things I’ve seen God do this month:
The internal stitches from my cancer surgery had been very slow in healing. However, I found out last week that I am completely healed! Thank you Jesus! I thank all of you for your wonderful prayer support. There is a 95% chance that the cancer will NOT return. I am on a 5 year surveillance program. For the first two years I go back for a check up 4 times a year. Then the check ups gradually decrease. I am so thankful that the cancer was caught and dealt with very early.
We’ve had an offer in on a house for future staff since December 18, 2009. It was in a short sale which really should be called a long sale. Things started popping last week (8 months after the original offer!) The bank first came back with an offer of $539,000. We countered with $450,000. They came back at $459,000. We accepted! With the real estate fees, etc. the cost of the house will around $480,000. There will be other costs as well to get things repaired, walls painted, utilities turned on, etc. I’ve filled out loan papers at the bank and things are rolling along. It will probably take 6 weeks or so before we own the house. Apparently with the interest rates being so low, banks are behind on paperwork due to refinancing and people snagging house bargains. In case you don’t think this is a bargain. The man who previously owned the house paid over $700,000 for the house about 2.5 years ago. We’ve looked at a lot of houses and this is the best one as far as location, price, and shape of the house! It is totally God’s provision! The real estate agents involved in this deal cannot believe that we got this house for this price. We are telling them that it is God. One of the real estate agents brings his children to the program and donated his services for free or we’d be paying much more! He and his family are not Christians yet, but God is working in their lives and it has been a witnessing and ministering experience.
We did our summer children’s musical and slide show at the end of July. We had 71 kids up on the stage and the church was packed with their parents, grandparents, friends, etc. The musical was called “Famous Kids of the Bible.” It was so beautiful to see children who do not know Jesus (yet) singing with their whole hearts about Jesus. There was a very sweet song in the musical called “Best Friends.” The song tells the story of David and Jonathan. The two second grade boys who were playing David and Jonathan spontaneously said to the crowd before their song, “Get out the Kleenex. This song is a real tear jerker!” The audience laughed at them but by the time the song was over there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. I remembered again that night what a responsibility and joy God has given us. 80% of the kids and the parents do not know Jesus yet. They are well on their way to understanding more of Jesus after this musical!
One of the songs that I loved the most in the musical was a song called, “Just a Little Bit.” One of the lines in the song says, “Just a little bit is more than enough by His holy touch!” I marvel that this has been the story of my life. God took Campbell’s soup labels and multiplied them into vans. We are still driving some of those vans 11 years later to pick up volunteers, taking kids on field trips, picking them up from school to bring them to our ministries, taking youth to youth camp, etc. Then God is used ink jets, cell phones, and laser toners to buy more vans and now to buy a house! Just a little bit is more than enough by His holy touch! I am constantly reminded that how we love and serve people in Jesus name will be more than enough!
After the slide show we did a slide show of pictures of kids that we’ve taken throughout the summer. God used those pictures to remind me that these kids and families need Jesus. I thought, “If I love these kids this much, how much more does a holy God love them!”
Kacey was teaching the kids about the story Jesus told about the man who couldn’t walk and his friends carried him to Jesus and he was healed. Tavis, a kindergartener said, “Whoa! Jesus can do that! Jesus is so cool!”
Graeme is very close to asking Jesus into Jesus into his heart. Noelle has also started asking the kinds of questions that let you know that she is getting closer to asking Jesus into her heart. School starts this week. Our “How to Become a Christian” and the “Discipleship” class will start again next week.
Prayer Requests
- Thank you for praying for our need for the fall semester missionaries. As of July 28th I had no one for the last position. Then God provided 3 leads. I talked with all 3 of them and felt very clear that one of them was the one! Within 24 hours I said “yes” and so did she! God is so faithful!! I am very impressed by the new semester missionaries and their maturity and work ethic.
- Thank you God for providing the 3 one week August groups that we needed. They did a great job and we had lots of fun as well. God answers prayer!
- Please pray for all the children and their families who are hearing about Jesus every day in our children’s ministries.
- We are still waiting to get an official word from a ski area in South Shore about ski ministry starting there. Please continue to pray for this.
No Name shipments;
Shipment rcvd: 7/22 ink jets 89 non-print head—64 amt. paid $14.28
DO YOU REALIZE THAT WE’VE GONE OVER THE $60,000 MARK OF MONEY RAISED THROUGH INK JETS?
DO YOU REALIZE WE ARE ALMOST AT $4,000 RAISED FROM LASER TONERS?
GOD IS GREAT AND SO ARE YOU! We will need to take out a loan of $225,000 for the house. That means your donations of ink jets, cell phones, laser toners, shopping online at “I Give” continue to be so important. We thank God for the joy of taking this journey of faith with you!
HOUSE ACCOUNT FINANCIAL REPORT- EVERY DONATION HELPS!!
Cell Fund/Recellular-- $2,946.54 |
$2,946.54 |
Empties 4 Cash--
$59,556.42 + $543.36 |
$ 60,099.78 |
Funding Factory--
$3,699.88+ $220.42 |
$ 3,920.30 |
Local Church Donations--
$161,961.61 + $10,685.00 |
$
172,646.61
|
Other Donations--$32,201.00 |
$32,201.00 |
Interest-- $ 4,990.46 + $78.13 |
$ 5,068.59 |
InkSmile-- $
201.48 |
$
201.48 |
| I Give-- $1016.40 | $ 1,016.40 |
| SHARES Program -- $1582.69 | $ 1,582.69 |
| A+ Program -- $ 61,594.10 | $61,594.10 |
Total: $
341,277.49 |
Less van #1 cost $41,296.15
Less van #2 cost $26,499.51
Less van #3 cost $26,499.51
Less check stamp $12.00
Less escrow $ 5,000.00
Total in checkbook and certificate of deposit as of August 25, 2010: $241,970.32! GOD IS AMAZING! Through your efforts we received $11,526.91 this month!! Keep up the great work for the Lord!! I appreciate you!!
Debbie Wohler, NAMB Home Missionary
PO Box 7452
Tahoe City, CA 96145
530-583-2925 (Pacific Standard Time)
Empties4cash account number: 14716
www.empties4cash.com 1-800-456-4320
Ink Smile account number: 10172
www.inksmile.com 1-866-465-5605
Funding Factory account number: 44803
www.fundingfactory.com 1-888-883-8237
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