I never liked pranks pulled on me so I'm happy when April 1 arrives and the day goes smoothly without a hitch. Today has been a warm and beautiful day in Florida. We opened windows in each room and the air flow was really nice. I got some extra energy and began deep cleaning. I took my one large artificial plant outside and sprayed it with a water hose to make sure the dust is off of it. I waxed most of the wood furniture today.
Today is a new day for Save Asian Souls. Our son Ronald, who runs the orphanage in the Philippines with his wife, Gigi, starts to take over some of the work from Ron. Since Ronald's supporters are basically the same as ours and both missions are under the Red Boiling Spring church of Christ in TN, Ron convinced Ronald to report for both mission works together on his trips to the U.S.
Ron will be 87 in June. I will be 86 in May. We just cannot make the trips to give reports any more. Ron cannot drive the RV for us to do the extensive travel full time. We cannot drive the car these long distances. Our RV is up for sale but it is getting old and difficult to sell. Our car is also pretty old and has over 100,000 miles but we hope we will not have to purchase another car during our lifetime.
Ron and I will continue doing our computer work from home as long as we can but Ronald will learn more and more about our work so he can eventually take over the rest of Ron's job whenever that becomes necessary. Ronald knew Jackie Feng, SAS's other worker, as Ronald worked with him in China. Ronald was the overseer of the six orphanages we had in China for many years before he and Gigi married and they began the Casa Esperanza of Angels' orphanage in Tanjay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
Jackie has been working with SAS in the U.S. since his graduation from the Memphis School of Preaching about 6 or more years ago. He and his wife are presenting in Asia to visit our safe houses in Nepal, Laos and Thailand to meet the workers and get more familiar with the work. While in the U.S, Jackie has taken over the banking, transfer of funds to workers, approval of the workers' petty cash reports and budget requirements as well as reviewing and approving the girls that come under our care. In addition, he visits churches within about a 100 mile radius of Memphis, TN, where he and Jenny live. I will find a picture of Jackie and Jenny to post on my next post.
Ron has searched for leadership for this mission work for many years but no one has wanted the challenge. As Ron does not want to quit, it has been a future plan for many years to have someone trained and ready to step in to take it over. As we are really reaching the critical stage now, we are both very excited to have Ronald come aboard as he needs very little training and he will do an excellent job. He and Gigi have proven their ability to lead a successful mission work with their orphanage. We are very proud of the work he and Gigi do in the Philippines because we know what a beautiful campus they have built and the loving concern they have for all of the 25 children in their care.
If anyone wants to reach out to him, he is in the U.S. now giving reports to churches in TN, AL and KY until the last of May. He is getting his house in Woodstock, GA (where Ron and I lived before moving to FL) ready to put on the market to sell. They will return in the fall for another fundraising trip to visit other supporting congregations. He can be reached at rbrown406@hotmail.com. I know he would appreciate anyone writing and giving him encouragement.
A friend from the 1960's is planning to visit us for a week (April 9-16) so I plan to take those days off work to spent time with her. She lost her husband in November and has been very lonely. I know we will have a very good time exploring shops and restaurants and seeing sunsets from the Dunedin wharf.
Wishing everyone a happy April .... springtime and summer.
Prayers for everyone to have good health and faithful service to HIM.
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