2021 April Blog

Time just seems to get away and before I know it another day, week and almost a month has whizzed by. So much has happened that I am not able to capture it all in this blog, but I can give you some highlights. That tells me I need to update you more often so I can include all that is happening. I need to remind myself to slow down long enough to make that happen so I can keep you better informed. HiS PRINT is busy both globally and locally. God is moving in amazing and multiple ways on both fronts.

Croatia Earthquake Relief Globally we are so blessed to have Stefan and Arie in Croatia helping those in need and visiting the people affected by the earthquakes. They also continue to reach out and deepen the relationships we have developed in the past, as well as create new relationships by their being available! They continue to help those who come to HiS HOUSE to work in earthquake rebuilding and their hospitality and friendship has been felt by those team members visiting.

Storks Stefan has also been busy practicing with the young Storks at the NEST as well as the Storks forming a new Co-Ed softball team. They hosted a four-team tournament recently on The NEST and had a blast.

Equipment Ministry Currently HiS PRINT has 3 equipment shipments on the water headed to locations across the globe and one that has reached its destination.

Iceland - Football, 440 lbs has reached its destination and we are thankful, please pray it makes it out of customs with little to no difficulty.

Three shipments that are headed to their respective destinations are: Kazakhastan – Football, 760 lbs, 1 club Nigeria - Football, 1,560 lbs, 6 teams across Africa Papua New Guinea - Football, 1,240 lbs, 1 club One shipment packed and ready to be picked up next week:  Mexico – Football, 425 lbs, 1 club

Requests and shipments that are currently being processed and packed: Nigeria - Baseball, 4 boxes, International Baseball Academy and clubs across Africa Russia – Football, 11 of the 38 teams in Russia that currently play American Football Russia – Baseball, 1 club Argentina – Football, 1 club Italy – Baseball, 1 school Croatia - Baseball, Football, Hockey and Earthquake Recovery gear, 20 boxes, Equipment to be passed out across The Balkans I mentioned the number of pounds sent in those shipments so that you could get a glimpse of all that God is doing through the ministry, even when we can’t travel and love them in person. The Lord keeps opening doors to love people where they are and love them till, they ask why. Sharing what He’s collected across Texas and the USA, with those who don’t have, always raises the question “Why?” and gives us the opportunity to share Jesus and His love!

Visitors to Texas Recently, we have had several visitors come to Texas and we have been blessed to spend a short amount of time with them. Yuri is from northwest Ukraine and Sasha is from the capital of Ukraine. They are in different ministries and met at HiS HOUSE in Croatia back in 2016, but had lost contact with one another. Although they did not see each other while they were both here, I could sense the desire to reconnect so they could love and support one another. Another visitor was from another foreign country, California, a dear brother and friend I met through FCA, Jeff Sutherland, came to visit to look over our shipping warehouse and operation. We had a blast like we always do and what an encouragement he is to me.  What a blessing it is to be a conduit of connection.

Sasha from Ukraine

Sasha & David

Yuri from Ukraine

Jeff from California

Youth Ministry Support This young man came to me several months ago and asked me if he could adopt HiS PRINT as his ministry for a school project. He was doing a project to raise awareness and funds to support us and at the end of the time period was going to be doing a live presentation to the school on what HiS PRINT was about and what we were doing across the world. He raised $120 doing pressure washing jobs across Pearland and then gave us the money to help ship equipment to Nigeria. What a blessing and privilege it was to have Caleb’s support and willingness to share with people what we are doing globally.

Caleb, a young man with a Servant's heart!

HiS PLACE Texas Lastly, we need your prayers for HiS PLACE, the property that has been gifted to us to do local ministry. We have done a lot of work and watched it take shape with the building of stables, chicken and duck coops, pigmy goat pens and horse and cattle pastures. What a blessing it has been to watch those things develop right in front of us and the growth of HiS HERD happen through God’s gift of His creation. We are taking a huge step during this next phase. We are now praying and preparing to engage with an engineering firm to get soil samples and surveys so that we can begin developing and building a 7,600 sq ft warehouse/headquarters, small outdoor chapel, multi-purpose field and a fishing pond. It’s a major undertaking and we have desired for it to happen sooner but traveling at God’s Pace is often not ours! Join us in praying for God’s team to gather and help us take these next steps of faith together in building HiS PLACE and using it to glorify Him, by sharing it with the inner city and other ministries across Houston and the Gulf Coast Region. We are excited and can’t wait for you to come out and see it any time. We are already using it by allowing individuals and groups to come and spend time in the country and pet an animal or go pick up an egg!

Have a wonderful God filled day and thank you for your support. We wouldn’t be where we are today in all the lives, we have had the opportunity to touch without your support. Remember Jesus loves you and so I! HE DID IT! David