Immediate Needs...
At this point in time Step By Step's most urgent need is for beds and bedding for the first 12 children to have a new home. This presents us with an immediate goal of $2,400 for 4 triple bunk beds and bedding.
The generator would follow as one of the next most needed items.
If we could get 12 people to donate $200 apiece or perhaps 6 people to give $400 each that would fulfill the need for beds for the first 12 children! Any amount helps! Please prayerfully consider a donation so that we can open the doors to this orphanage as soon as possible. Of course sustained gifts are a constant necessity to maintain day-to-day operations.
Prayerfully yours...
Paul
Monday, January 6, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
The doors to the orphanage are nearly ready to open. As the bathrooms should be completed within the next week or so, it is now time to procure beds and bedding. Our most immediate need is for 16 Triple Tier Bunk Beds and bedding for a total estimated cost $9,600.
Next will come a generator at a cost of approximately $1800. There were 161 power outages at the orphanage in the last 3 months (92 days) of 2013. Already there have been 5 outages in the first 2 days of 2014! Stable/reliable power is necessary for food preservation as well as providing for a good teaching environment for the children.
Once the above items are in place the following projects will need to be scheduled and completed:
Kitchen fixtures (double sink, plumbing and drain work) @ $250.00
Exterior painting @ $450.00
Library/Activity Center (carpentry, bookcases, desk, screening and door to recreation area @
$1500.00
10 Baby Cots (cribs) with netting and stands @ $1000.00
Many books and teaching items have already been collected and are ready to be shipped to the
orphanage.
About 70 quilts have already arrived at he orphanage and another 85 more are currently ready
for shipment. More quilts are in the process of being made as I write this! See "Quilts of
Love for Orphans" on this site for more information on this wonderful project!
Another primary need is for long term sustainable funding for day to day care and operations. Any help of any dollar amount (large or small) on a consistent long term basis is so much needed and appreciated. Please see the "Qgiv" logo on our home page for more details on how you can donate to help the orphaned children of Ghana.
If anyone has any suggestions for any form of help for us please contact us. As usual, your prayers and comments are always needed and appreciated!
May God richly bless you. Thank you for taking the time to read this important message.
Paul
Next will come a generator at a cost of approximately $1800. There were 161 power outages at the orphanage in the last 3 months (92 days) of 2013. Already there have been 5 outages in the first 2 days of 2014! Stable/reliable power is necessary for food preservation as well as providing for a good teaching environment for the children.
Once the above items are in place the following projects will need to be scheduled and completed:
Kitchen fixtures (double sink, plumbing and drain work) @ $250.00
Exterior painting @ $450.00
Library/Activity Center (carpentry, bookcases, desk, screening and door to recreation area @
$1500.00
10 Baby Cots (cribs) with netting and stands @ $1000.00
Many books and teaching items have already been collected and are ready to be shipped to the
orphanage.
About 70 quilts have already arrived at he orphanage and another 85 more are currently ready
for shipment. More quilts are in the process of being made as I write this! See "Quilts of
Love for Orphans" on this site for more information on this wonderful project!
Another primary need is for long term sustainable funding for day to day care and operations. Any help of any dollar amount (large or small) on a consistent long term basis is so much needed and appreciated. Please see the "Qgiv" logo on our home page for more details on how you can donate to help the orphaned children of Ghana.
If anyone has any suggestions for any form of help for us please contact us. As usual, your prayers and comments are always needed and appreciated!
May God richly bless you. Thank you for taking the time to read this important message.
Paul
Monday, September 30, 2013
Are you treating God as if He were a "divine bellhop" - someone who is here to do your bidding? Prayer is not a magic wand for satisfying our own wishes, but it is an opportunity to work with the Lord in accomplishing His purposes.
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Somehow we have picked up the false notion that we can have Jesus as Savior without having Him as Lord. (Bob Gass)
How many of you, like me, are saying "ouch" to these thoughts? Hmmm...
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Somehow we have picked up the false notion that we can have Jesus as Savior without having Him as Lord. (Bob Gass)
How many of you, like me, are saying "ouch" to these thoughts? Hmmm...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
SATAN SAVED!
Can you imagine a newspaper headline like that?! Did you know that unknowingly many "Christians" are essentially saying that Satan is "saved"? That's right, saved. One of the most commonly cited scriptures in the Bible is John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (NKJV) According to Webster's dictionary, the word 'believe' means "to agree with" or "acknowledge" that something exists. Satan agrees and acknowledges that Jesus Christ exists. For that matter, many people "believe" that Jesus exists (or at least existed)! If you use a standard dictionary to define the word 'believe' then, by definition, almost everybody is "saved". Just dig a little deeper and look up the word 'believe' in a concordance and you will find that the original Greek word that we translate into "believe" is "pisteuo" meaning "to adhere to, trust in, rely on". Ahhh! Now we see where many who think that they are saved (or "all set") are not! How many people who profess to be Christian truly put their trust in Jesus and rely on Him? Do you just agree that Jesus was a real person or are you putting your trust in Him and relying on Him? If you have not fully put your trust in Him yet, DO IT NOW! (Tomorrow may be too late.) Study His word and know it's REAL meaning!
We, at Step by Step, put all our trust in Him and rely on Him. Won't you? He has provided, is providing, and will provide all our NEEDS! Won't you be a part of His provision?
We pray for blessings upon all who read these words and special blessings upon those who support this ministry in whatever form they may choose. God bless you all!
GOD'S WORD: For God so greatly and dearly prized the world that He even gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. John 3:16 Amplified Bible
We, at Step by Step, put all our trust in Him and rely on Him. Won't you? He has provided, is providing, and will provide all our NEEDS! Won't you be a part of His provision?
We pray for blessings upon all who read these words and special blessings upon those who support this ministry in whatever form they may choose. God bless you all!
GOD'S WORD: For God so greatly and dearly prized the world that He even gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. John 3:16 Amplified Bible
Sunday, August 18, 2013
We are the salt of this earth...
"You are the salt of the earth..." (Matthew 5:13). In 2 Kings 2:19-22 we read: 'Then the men of the city said to Elisha, "Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground is barren."' As we read on, Elisha tells the people of the city to bring him a new bowl with salt in it. Elisha then went out to the source of the water and cast the salt into the water saying "Thus says the Lord: 'I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness." Verse 22 goes on to say that that water remains healed to this day.
Salt has many qualities. As a seasoning it can be made to bring out flavors in food. It has medicinal and healing qualities such as when used as a mouth rinse for sore throats and mouth sores. It can be used as a scouring agent when cleaning things. It can be used as a preservative as well. It is one of the oldest preservatives known! Man has been preserving fish and meats for centuries! But, salt can also ruin good things such as using too much salt as a seasoning on foods. Also, if left on metals it will also rapidly increase the rate it deteriorates, as in rust. So, as it is with many things, too much of a good thing can be quite harmful.
As we are the "salt of the earth", we are also the healers of this world. We, the church (the people that make up the church), are the solution to the problems of this world. Keith Green once said that if the church was doing it's job, there would be no need for welfare.
What is your part in this world? What are you called to "season", "heal", "scour", or "preserve" in this world? Find a quiet place. Stop. Listen. What is God telling you? He speaks to all of us. We just have to learn to listen. We can't hear his voice if we are doing all the talking. Again, what is God telling you to do? Now? In the future? When are you going to step out and obey that voice?
Step By Step Worldwide Ministries has many needs as we look to open the the doors for the orphaned children. Beds, books, kitchen items (including appliances), generator, etc. (for a full list of the current needs go to the "Projects" page and look under Abuakwa, Kumasi campus). Perhaps you could make a donation. There are multiple ways this can be accomplished - see the red "Donate" button on our homepage! There are missions trips that are put together to support the people of Ghana as well as a "Quilts of Love for Orphans" page in which one can donate materials and/or quilts for the children as they come to live at the orphanage. What is your place in this world? Matthew 5:14 also says that "You are the light of the world." Let your light so shine!
Salt has many qualities. As a seasoning it can be made to bring out flavors in food. It has medicinal and healing qualities such as when used as a mouth rinse for sore throats and mouth sores. It can be used as a scouring agent when cleaning things. It can be used as a preservative as well. It is one of the oldest preservatives known! Man has been preserving fish and meats for centuries! But, salt can also ruin good things such as using too much salt as a seasoning on foods. Also, if left on metals it will also rapidly increase the rate it deteriorates, as in rust. So, as it is with many things, too much of a good thing can be quite harmful.
As we are the "salt of the earth", we are also the healers of this world. We, the church (the people that make up the church), are the solution to the problems of this world. Keith Green once said that if the church was doing it's job, there would be no need for welfare.
What is your part in this world? What are you called to "season", "heal", "scour", or "preserve" in this world? Find a quiet place. Stop. Listen. What is God telling you? He speaks to all of us. We just have to learn to listen. We can't hear his voice if we are doing all the talking. Again, what is God telling you to do? Now? In the future? When are you going to step out and obey that voice?
Step By Step Worldwide Ministries has many needs as we look to open the the doors for the orphaned children. Beds, books, kitchen items (including appliances), generator, etc. (for a full list of the current needs go to the "Projects" page and look under Abuakwa, Kumasi campus). Perhaps you could make a donation. There are multiple ways this can be accomplished - see the red "Donate" button on our homepage! There are missions trips that are put together to support the people of Ghana as well as a "Quilts of Love for Orphans" page in which one can donate materials and/or quilts for the children as they come to live at the orphanage. What is your place in this world? Matthew 5:14 also says that "You are the light of the world." Let your light so shine!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Be Still and Know...
So many times lately I have read or heard the messages of listening and hearing. Psalm 46:10-11 says "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." We NEED to be STILL. In quietness. Listening. Not only listening, but HEARING. To me there is a difference. Hearing implies that one is actually absorbing what they are listening to. That still small voice that speaks to us. If you truly hear, then action is required. Know the voice that you are listening to. In my morning "time with the Lord" I saw someplace that "If the Lord takes you someplace, He will lead you through it\" What is the Lord leading you to? Trust Him, He will lead you through whatever it may be. Are you listening to His voice? Are you hearing his voice? Taking action according to what He is saying?
There is so much to do. Step by Step. That's all I can do. Lead me on, Lord. Lead me on. Step by Step.
So many times lately I have read or heard the messages of listening and hearing. Psalm 46:10-11 says "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." We NEED to be STILL. In quietness. Listening. Not only listening, but HEARING. To me there is a difference. Hearing implies that one is actually absorbing what they are listening to. That still small voice that speaks to us. If you truly hear, then action is required. Know the voice that you are listening to. In my morning "time with the Lord" I saw someplace that "If the Lord takes you someplace, He will lead you through it\" What is the Lord leading you to? Trust Him, He will lead you through whatever it may be. Are you listening to His voice? Are you hearing his voice? Taking action according to what He is saying?
There is so much to do. Step by Step. That's all I can do. Lead me on, Lord. Lead me on. Step by Step.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
A couple days ago I was reading in "Our Daily Bread" an article written by Dennis Fisher. In it he told of an Old Testament professor who made the Word come alive. I, too, can say that our pastor, Dr. Gary Cote, from Merrimack Valley Church in Epsom, New Hampshire, has made the Old Testament come alive to me. Having the Old Testament come alive like that also greatly enhances the truth of the New Testament. You can listen to his teachings at www.KingdomQuestInternational.com. God has truly blessed Dr. Cote with an extremely powerful gift of teaching. Check him out today!
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