Twists & Turns Of The Faith Journey

March 30, 2010

Dear Grassroots Heroes,

The land ownership conversations continue for the people of Grippis Farm. Please pray for the meeting, Wednesday March 31, at the Ministry of Lands. The community is appealing to the Ministry not only for their own land plots, but also is petitioning to retain ownership of the plot of land where the current school and well are located. The Lands Official is a new person in the job, and this will be his/her first introduction to the plight of the people of Grippis. In addition, due to what was quite a shock to all of us, the Grippis community needs a new location for their chicken house because the chicken house at Heroes Farm has collapsed. The roof fell in first, causing the walls to then collapse as well. Thank goodness we had shut the project down awaiting Vincent’s arrival and guidance.

When I first heard about the collapse, and saw the pictures of the house completely flattened to the ground, I felt a very unusual peace and said, “Thank you Lord, you are sovereign. Please lead us.” There is an estimate being made by the landlord to reconstruct the chicken house at Heroes Farm, which is a leased property. However, it seems that it might be better for us to build a chicken house on land that the Grippis community actually owns, so that the whole thing would belong to them. There are two plots in Grippis that the designated owners will not be utilizing. Mr. Sachika is going to appeal to the Ministry of Lands to allow the community to buy those two plots so they can build the chicken house there.

As we follow God on the path of faith that twists and turns in ways we can’t imagine, it is always helpful to remember the verse from Isaiah 55:8-11, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. …my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

Let us pray and wait to see God reveal his higher ways and what his word will achieve in Grippis.

Tanya