EMPTY HOUSE, FULL HEART

The majority of the team members who came on this year's Mission Learning Opportunity have made it safely home and reunited with their families! Praise God for their service here and thanks to each of their families and the sacrifices they made while they were here! 

Only Heidi, who returns Tuesday, and myself are left and HiS HOUSE echoes of the past month and all the ministry that went on here! I can see and feel how Janko would feel lonely after a flurry of activity that goes on and then slowly the team returns home and the HOUSE becomes silent. 

I was able to participate in the Storks last practice of the season last night (Saturday) and had a blessed time! We have had 4 new Storks join the club since camp and they have come to every practice since! They are quick learners and last night we introduced them to actually playing the game! Had a blast watching them figure out running the bases as well as how to play defense. We leave them in great hands with Coach Antonio and I am blessed by his dedication to the club and his hard work both on the field and around the warehouse and with the equipment!

I received a message from Stanislav, the coach who brought his team for camp from the Ukraine! It was a blessing having them here, and based on his message they were not disappointed! 

MESSAGE FROM STANISLAV:
Hi brother.
How are you?
Thank you very much for inviting us and your team to your camp in Sisak. It was an unforgettable time. His Print - you are the best!
Children really liked and they said it was the best trip they have taken for all three years. That I was very surprised in the good sense of the word. Since there have been many trips)
I miss you, Stanislav. 
Our Ukrainian friends!  We brought them a Gaylord box full of equipment.
They were ready to pack themselves up to back to Texas with us!

People just love HiS HOUSE and our team made them so welcomed and loved!

I have spent the last two days with coach Antonio preparing for the arrival of the shipment that should be here on July 27. We went to the new warehouse and met with the owner, who happens to be Neven's father-in-law. Neven is one of the old storks and is helping coach the team because his son Leo is playing. We had a blessed visit with him and he was so helpful and is bending over backwards to make this a smooth transition for us.
Neven's father-in-law and owner of the new warehouse!

The warehouse is further out in the country but not far from HiS HOUSE. It should be plenty big, and although not easily accessible, it has plenty of space for indoor as well as outdoor workspace and the use of a forklift. We are presently in the process of raising funds to build a warehouse space here at his house, so we can store everything here and still have room to expand that commercial kitchen. Please join us in prayer as we proceed down this path of expansion to provide more opportunities to use HiS HOUSE for Kingdom work!
Inside the new warehouse

Outside the new warehouse

We spent all day Saturday going through the inventory that is left here at HiS HOUSE before transporting it to the new warehouse. We still have quite a bit of gear that we now have a better idea of how much, exactly! Tuesday we will spend moving the remaining gear and equipment from HiS HOUSE to the new warehouse! The only equipment that will remain here at HiS HOUSE will be the carnival games and prizes! 
Storage at HiS HOUSE

Only things left are for the carnival!

I would like to close with sharing with you a note I received from one of our football coaches who came for the first time this year. He is a young man I have known for the past four years while he attended Houston Baptist University. I want to encourage each of us to love others right where they are around us because you never know how you are affected as well as influencing them! May the Lord bless and keep each of us as we walk the path He has for us well we breathe a breath He grants us. Let use every breath, thought, word, action and deed to glorify Him!
The wonderful note to me from one of the football coaches!  Brought me to tears!

HE DID IT!
Mossman

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