2013

A few days ago our family had a sharing time before a meal, as we often do.  Our question was, "Did you accomplish what you wanted to in 2013?"  "No," was one answer, but I thought back over all that had happened in our family and at Made in the Streets last year.  And I could not think of anything we worked at that was not done, so my answer was, "yes."

A great unity and purpose was fulfilled in family life with a focus on the Spirit of Christ.  Good bonding has taken place, which was my goal.  We had a great experience with four grandkids, taking them on a Trans-Western Tour for two weeks.  We drove through Amarillo, visiting the Indian Museum.  We drove part of old Route 66 in Tucumcari and went in a curio shop shaped like a tepee.  We saw the painted desert and the petrified forest and the Grand Canyon.  We went to Sequoia National Forest and had a great experience with a little butterfly as well as seeing the biggest living thing.  We played on the beach at Malibu, visited friends and walked around Santa Barbara.  How great  it is to be the Grandad.

And at Made in the Streets we made great strides -- we graduated several who had come from the streets and they found jobs.  We built the last of the buildings we need to do the ministry at Kamulu. We gained ownership of blocks of land for future expansion and/or capitalization for the ministry.  We took in at Kamulu more than 20 from the streets.  We added stellar people to our ministry Team.  We had visitors from the USA who blessed us richly.  We learned a lot about solving problems and doing mediations and teaching stimulating lessons.  We worked our way through the Bible using "The Story" as our source.

I'm satisfied.

I have some new plans for 2014.  Tell you later.

Charles