Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Moving on...
There have been some changes in our lives over the last few months which have brought with them many challenges.
FEISA has been faced with huge financial challenges this year. As a result, in July the new Bishop of Paraguay implemented a restructuring of FEISA and various people sadly had to be made redundant. His intention is to reduce the dependence on external funding and enable FEISA to be more locally sustainable. This reduced dependence gives more autonomy to the local leadership by reducing expatriate influence. Though painful, this has been a positive move for FEISA and has given it the best chance of surviving.
Please pray for the Lord to comfort all those who have been made redundant and to help them find new jobs after August. Also pray for the new leaders of FEISA, Ana and Gloria, that the Lord would give them wisdom and grace in all the difficult decisions they need to make.
We have also been affected by these changes. Rup is planning to complete the 2009 financial accounts and train a local accountant to take over in 2010.
My role as Coordinator of Social Programmes ended with the restructuring (all social programmes closed down for lack of funds), so I have now left FEISA feeling the Lord leading me into new areas of ministry which I began to explore earlier this year.
I am now working in a children's home for abused and abandoned girls and simply loving it. I have suddently acquired 15 daughters! (Photo 1) The home is run by an inspirational Paraguayan couple - Osvaldo and María Luisa - and supported by an equally inspirational Christian charity called Operation South America (OSA). Photo 2 shows Rup with Osvaldo. You can find out more about them from their website: http://www.operationsouthamerica.com/
The home is in a beautiful part of the countryside (photo 3) and also runs a feeding programme (photo 4) and provides educational support for around 100 of the village's poorest children. FEISA recently helped them to set up their own Toy Library which is being used as an outreach to all the young children in the village and we also hope to take it to other children's homes and poor schools in the surrounding towns and villages. Rup plans to get more involved next year when he finishes in FEISA. Photo 5 shows Osvaldo, Maria Luisa and all the girls from the home.
We thank God for the privilege of being involved in such a life changing ministry and for the amazing people we have worked with, learnt from and developed lasting friendships with during our time in FEISA.We feel excited by the new opportunites to serve in Paraguay and are delighted to be working with Osvaldo, María Luisa and OSA.
Please pray for Rup as he completes the 2009 accounts and trains a local accountant and for the new areas of ministry that the Lord is leading us both into.
Thank you so much for your very valued prayers, love and support.
FEISA has been faced with huge financial challenges this year. As a result, in July the new Bishop of Paraguay implemented a restructuring of FEISA and various people sadly had to be made redundant. His intention is to reduce the dependence on external funding and enable FEISA to be more locally sustainable. This reduced dependence gives more autonomy to the local leadership by reducing expatriate influence. Though painful, this has been a positive move for FEISA and has given it the best chance of surviving.
Please pray for the Lord to comfort all those who have been made redundant and to help them find new jobs after August. Also pray for the new leaders of FEISA, Ana and Gloria, that the Lord would give them wisdom and grace in all the difficult decisions they need to make.
We have also been affected by these changes. Rup is planning to complete the 2009 financial accounts and train a local accountant to take over in 2010.
My role as Coordinator of Social Programmes ended with the restructuring (all social programmes closed down for lack of funds), so I have now left FEISA feeling the Lord leading me into new areas of ministry which I began to explore earlier this year.
I am now working in a children's home for abused and abandoned girls and simply loving it. I have suddently acquired 15 daughters! (Photo 1) The home is run by an inspirational Paraguayan couple - Osvaldo and María Luisa - and supported by an equally inspirational Christian charity called Operation South America (OSA). Photo 2 shows Rup with Osvaldo. You can find out more about them from their website: http://www.operationsouthamerica.com/
The home is in a beautiful part of the countryside (photo 3) and also runs a feeding programme (photo 4) and provides educational support for around 100 of the village's poorest children. FEISA recently helped them to set up their own Toy Library which is being used as an outreach to all the young children in the village and we also hope to take it to other children's homes and poor schools in the surrounding towns and villages. Rup plans to get more involved next year when he finishes in FEISA. Photo 5 shows Osvaldo, Maria Luisa and all the girls from the home.
We thank God for the privilege of being involved in such a life changing ministry and for the amazing people we have worked with, learnt from and developed lasting friendships with during our time in FEISA.We feel excited by the new opportunites to serve in Paraguay and are delighted to be working with Osvaldo, María Luisa and OSA.
Please pray for Rup as he completes the 2009 accounts and trains a local accountant and for the new areas of ministry that the Lord is leading us both into.
Thank you so much for your very valued prayers, love and support.
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