In Zephyrhills

We arrived in Zephyrhills Saturday afternoon.  After 2 days of setup we are almost there. 

We have a meeting with MaryAnn with the homeless feeding program tomorrow afternoon to schedule.  We may be handling all of Wednesday and Thursday meals with help from others. Please pray that we are able to bring Jesus to these
less fortunate people through our words and deeds.

Trina will also be job searching so that we can greater fund our mission.  Please pray that Trina finds a position that allows her to participate in the feeding program.  If the Lord is leading you to help us,  please click the link to the right  to donate using PayPal.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

God Bless,

Mel and Trina

Heading South

We left Ives Run yesterday afternoon.  It took us much longer to get ready because things go wrong.  We found a brake line that was leaking on Sunday. So before we could do anymore packing we had to get that fixed.  A big THANK YOU to Mike for coming to our rescue and coming and fixing the brake line. God is so good .  On Tuesday morning we finished packing and found several tires needed a lot of air. So it was mid afternoon before we were able to leave. We were able to make it to Mount Joy today and will help at GAiN.

Update on Mel's Surgery

Mel had surgery last Wednesday on his back, they put in a spinal cord stimulator to relieve the pain in his legs.  His back is extremely sore right now, there are 20 staples in it!  He has a doctor's appointment tomorrow and we pray they remove them. The leg pain is so much better.  God is so good!

We will be heading south as soon as the doctor gives us the okay.  We plan on stopping in Mt. Joy, PA at GAiN (Global Aid Network) to help out for a few days in their warehouse.  

We plan on getting to Zephyrhills sometime in October.  We are eager to see what God has for us this winter.

August 2013

Another month is almost gone by and it just doesn't seem possible.  Mel's trial spinal cord stimulator went very well and he is scheduled for the implant on September 4th.  He was without pain in his legs for a couple of days and as soon as they removed the trial the pain returned within hours.  He is looking forward to being able to do more than he has been able to in the past several months.  God is so good!  

August has been busy at Ives Run and Mel is painting the garage at CEF even though his legs are almost unbearable when he is finished for the day.  We are looking forward to what God has planned for us when Mel is able to do more.  

We have been able to connect with Chambers Camp and Retreat Center in Chambers, NY for the Spring/Summer/Fall of 2014.  We have met with Peter, the director and many of the other volunteers and we are eagerly anticipating our time at Chambers.  We are sure that God has placed us there. 

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God Bless!

Trina and Mel

July 2013

Sorry it has been so long since our last post.  We have been very busy.  

Trina spent a week in Eva, TN visiting Kayla, her granddaughter.  There was a lot of time Mall walking in Nashville and Jackson.  Kayla had a good time.

We are still working at Ives Run Park and helping out at CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship).  Last week, CEF had a week long camp at Ives Run and the both of us helped out. I helped with the crafts and was the nurse for 2 days and Mel helped me and helped cook hot dogs for everyone on Friday.  Please be sure to check out our photos on our photo page.

We left on Friday after camp, for the weekend, to visit friends and family in and around Buffalo, NY.  We had a good time and were glad to get home Sunday evening. 

Mel will be having a trial implant (spinal cord stimulator) placed in his back on Monday, August 5th.  It should help with the pain that he suffers from in his back and legs.  The trial will last for 4 days to see if it helps.  Please pray that he receives pain relief from this device and that it can be permanently implanted.  Thank you so much.

Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF)

Mel and I are helping at CEF on a regular basis.  We went over this week and I helped finish the crosses for the craft during the day camps.  

Mel was helping scrape the garage walls to prepare it for painting.  The house and grounds are owned by Child Evangelism so the maintenance is done by volunteers.

We also took one of their company cars in for service at a local dealership last week.

Update from Pennsylvania

We have been busy working at Ives Run and helping out at Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) since our arrival in Tioga.  

Today, Mel helped with maintenance outside the office by fixing the porch boards and I helped inside by getting things ready for the summer camps that will be starting next month.  We will be helping again on Monday and working at Ives Run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Mel is diligently working on the many maintenance projects to be completed at the CEF office.

There are over 100 children enrolled for the camps and there is still another few weeks for more to register.   Mel and I will be volunteering as often as we can while the camps are in session.  I will be doing crafts and being the 'nurse' for one of the weeks.  Mel will be cooking hotdogs for the children on Friday of the camp week. We are not sure what we will be doing the other days of the camps.  

Please keep us and the upcoming camps in your prayers.  Thanks and God Bless, 

Trina

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