Update #4 by David at 10:08 am on Fri 3/8/2024 🙌🏼 Weather has been nice for a few days, may today's clouds and tomorrow's storms come to nothing. Thank The Lord and thank you for praying.
🙌🏼 Spoke to Michael, the owner of the land we purchased. Thank you for praying (He had lost his phone and had to get a new phone and number).
🙏 May Michael send the pics we requested to WhatsApp so we have grace and wisdom to make plans with engineer & submit for permits new build.
🙏 Help finding a good local church that emphasizes the whole Bible, prayer, evangelism and has 1.5 - 2 hr worship times, max (not 4-5+ hr services).
🙏 Asking New Bank Card arrives swiftly and securely from The U.S. to our local city in The Philippines.
🙌🏼 Spoke to landlords who said they'd send the lease. It's been 6 weeks. The texts were pleasant & amicable.
🙏 Asking updated lease is signed and sent back quickly with favor from landlords and that month to month is granted after June until house is done.
🙏 Asking my Dad's wife, Carol, will download WhatsApp on her iPhone so my Dad and I can talk for free and even video. May they go to a kiosk at a mall.
🙏🏼 May God continue to push shear line of storms and monsoons south of island sparing crops, floods, erosion and infrastructure. "Melt the clouds of sin and sadness" (Hymn of Joy, Henry Van Dyke, 1907).
🙏 May sunshine prevail over clouds: we continue asking God to increase sunlight hours to dry things out, prevent mold & charge solar lights sufficiently to last through nights (granting more pleasant weather during daytime hours). We believe God will end the monsoon season early.
Thank you in Jesus' Name!
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Specific Praises and Prayer Requests
Wife unlocked door of truck with a piece of split bamboo and nylon thread. Took about 2 1/2 hrs but appreciate the miracle and persevering grace..
Generator is powering whole house -- Lighting outdoor and indoor, fridge, water, fans.
Have a few days of fuel on hand -- may power be restored as we burn about 5 gallons of fuel a day
Dogs have been good watchdogs, keeping them fed and therefore close by house.
Want to build fence with gate across front of yard. Please pray it is done quickly and soundly.
Neighbor's fence is in bad shape with many holes and posts missing, loose barbed wire. May they keep their fence up and if needs be split it with our landlords or us.
Shed for generator needs more air -- very hot in there and want to avoid cooking the generator. Split bamboo seems fine with a large chain or two to secure generator.
Some fun activities for our household (Monopoly, karaoke, movie night).
We both need dental work, I am expecting an important letter, and we ask for blessing on our housekeeper's and groundskeeper's households.
Thank you in Jesus' Name.