It's always a bit of a relief to have your plane ticket in your hand and some details come together. My flight is booked and I will be off to Belize on June 25 and will return on July 9. I spoke to Alex (our leader in Belize) on Monday night on the phone and it seems things are really coming together but I do want to pass on some of the prayer requests that arose from our conversation.
A big praise item is that Alex found a place to stay! Now I would have been a little on the anxious side but Alex always demonstrates such faith in God's provision. And God truly blessed him with a well located, inexpensive place to live for the next 3 months. What a blessing. It's nice that he has that taken care of and can spend some time finding a permanent place without the pressure of making a quick decision. I'm going to make sure that I have a lunch or evening thing where you can come and meet Alex because this guy is truly a character to meet. The following requests are some things that he would deny needing and is willing to sacrifice for the sake of his ministry but some of them would help him be more fruitful.
Alex needs a mode of transportation. The most economical would be a motorcycle and the most practical (for Belizean roads and some of the other purposes for ministry) would be a small truck. If anyone is looking for a one time giving idea that would really make a big difference in a person like Alex's ministry this is a good one.Granted items like these are pretty big ticket items. A motorcycle purchased in Belize is about $1000 CDN. A truck, well... it would be cheaper to get one here and drive it down. So if you know someone who's got one laying around and wants to send it to Belize I've got someone willing to drive and someone willing to fix it up if necessary.
Please continue to pray for Alex as he continues to pursue the many details of beginning a new ministry in Belize.
