Great Is Thy Faithfulness

"I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations."

Psalm 89:1

When we returned from Florida, the Lord had a wonderful surprise waiting for us......our land in Bladen County had been surveyed!!!! We have been waiting for so long that it hardly seems possible. : ) Thank you to all who have been so faithful to pray for us and this need.

The Lord is faithful to supply each and every need that we have and blesses us in overabundance! He knows what we have need of even before we ask it......even before we know that we need it. The surveyer told us that we had a beautiful piece of property, and we all agree whole-heartedly! : )

When we found out that the land was surveyed, we immediately planned a trip to begin clearing the lines. Faith Baptist Church in Wilmington was so gracious to allow us to use their prophet's chambers for the six days that we were there. Saturday, we met with the surveyer to get a feel for where the lines were, then the work began.

It almost looks like we had some aliens from outer space coming for a visit. : ) We found that we don't have a single mosquito out there in Bladen County.......they're all married and have LARGE families. : ) And LARGE can be referring to the quantity and the size! As Ray Sr. described them, they looked like B-52 bombers. These mosquito nets came in handy until a mosquito got trapped inside. Ooooops!

This is after being back there for only about a half an hour. : O

Not only has the Lord blessed us with the land, but the back half is full of large hardwoods...not to mention the beautiful Cypress trees. Everything comes into

perspective when you put Ray Jr. up against it! : )

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While staying at Faith, we had the opportunity to minister in their Sunday services. Then on Wednesday morning we went to Claire Bridge, an Alzheimer's senior community, and ministered to the dear people there. We had a wonderful time!

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We are looking forward with great anticipation to the day that we will finally be able to move out to Bladen County and start the church there! We know that the Lord is leading us step by step, and He has been so faithful to strengthen us and to provide for us all the way. It is such a blessing to be able to step back and watch the Lord work all the details out in His perfect timing!

There have been preparations in progress for the hunting season. Maybe the Lord will provide us with some fresh meat as well....... : )

There's nothing like setting up a tree stand in the front yard in the middle of the city!