It has been a tremendous three weeks of work since I arrived in mid-October. So much has happened, it’s going to be hard to do it justice. God has blessed in very unexpected ways.
So, let’s get the bad news out of the way. The mission is suffering some very hard times financially. I was not able to pay my Chilean coworkers their honoraria for October, and won’t be able to in November, unless something very unexpected happens.12 Miguel Clavet at work.jpg Our average income from the gifts of supporting churches and individuals averaged $2700 per month for the first 6 months of 2010, but has dropped to an average $1500 per month the last three months.
I know that resources are very tight right now in the US, but I am sending a plea that if you have the funds available and feel the call of God to support “just a little bit more”, I know that a lot of people will breathe easier here in Chile.
The good news is that I am officially a temporary resident of Chile, with a shiny new visa. With the visa I can get my identity card. Without an identity card, I simply can’t do anything official in Chile. Of course, getting the identity card should be simple, now that I have the visa. However, welcome to Chile. I just finished week number 2 chasing down errors in the system that produced rejections of my application. But it’s done.
Also I officially have a new company in Chile, “Colegio Cristiano Conosur”, all duly registered in Chile’s IRS so I can pay taxes. Yay!
Detail work continues toward completing the house on our property to be used as offices, workshops and teacher work area. I’ve included a few pictures.
We are also hot on the trail of getting the architecture finished for the school. After some difficulties with our previous architect, we have contracted a firm that is very professional, and because of the nature of our project are giving us a very good deal. Also, we have begun to solve problems – there are always some little problems – for instance, a “phantom subdivision” in our property that appeared recently in a plot map in a municipal office. After multiple visits to the town hall, everything is in movement toward a simple solution.
It’s just fun to watch God work.
Tomorrow, through a brother in the church in Ciudad Satélite, I will be meeting with two big empresarios to see if they are interested in financing the school. Please pray that God would show himself through us.
I hope to have some exciting news very soon that I so much want to talk about, but it’s just a little early. Please just remember to pray that our meeting with the business leaders will produce fruit for the kingdom of God.
Richest blessings to everybody!
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