{"id":9603,"date":"2013-10-15T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=9603"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:35:31","slug":"i-spoke-too-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=9603","title":{"rendered":"I SPOKE TOO SOON…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

… regarding the orphans’ new home.\u00a0 When Jane returned to the potential landlord\u00a0a week later with the down payment he had requested, he attempted to jack up the price of rent AND demanded two years’ rent in advance.\u00a0 Even if that kind of money could be raised up front, you wouldn’t\u00a0be too smart to\u00a0place it in the hands of a man who has proven himself so fickle and untrustworthy.\u00a0 So it’s back to square one in the search for a new orphanage location.\u00a0 Please lift the Director and Jane in prayer as they seek leads for a new place to house the orphans.\u00a0 I am hoping the house God has in store will be even better than the one that fell through.\u00a0 These kids deserve running water and electricity at the very least.[Instant Update: Before I even finished writing this post, Jane called to say they had found another house – with running water, electricity and even more space!\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0 Please do pray, though, that this deal would go through to completion… I’m not going to assume it’s a done deal until the orphans are moved in.]We got to see the kids again this past Saturday morning for Bible Club.\u00a0 Caleb hadn’t been feeling well so he and Samuel stayed home.\u00a0 All the orphans asked about them.\u00a0 Vernel even made sure that when it came time to work on name tags, he completed the one Caleb had started two weeks before.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These kids continue to impress and inspire us with each visit.\u00a0 Their smiles, their songs, their sincerity in learning Bible verses.\u00a0 Even the way they handled the suckers we brought: placing them carefully on the table in front of them until everyone was served and they were given permission to enjoy them.\u00a0 Jane again led the kids in a Bible lesson.\u00a0 This time explaining about placing faith in the great gift of God’s Son and being welcomed into the family of God.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The most exciting part, by far, was the fact that two of the adult volunteers and one of the girls professed faith in Christ for the first time!\u00a0 Jane led us all in prayer over them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is such a sweet spirit of unity within the house and among the kids – it is something I wish all my friends and relatives could experience firsthand.\u00a0 I recently posted on Facebook\u00a0a picture of one of three tarantulas living outside our back door and had many friends comment about how they would not ever be visiting us as a result.\u00a0 I hope they were joking because, if nothing else, a trip to The Potter’s House … even a short one …\u00a0would be\u00a0worth enduring\u00a0a hundred tarantulas.\u00a0 To close, I have to share some other recent photos.\u00a0 These kids really mug it up for the camera sometimes!<\/p>\n\n\n

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They laughed their heads off when I showed them this one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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And a few photos from two weeks ago of drawings the kids did.\u00a0 They were so proud of their creations – as they should be!<\/p>\n\n\n

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God IS Good, indeed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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