Standing at the Brink of Something Great

City Council officials have given us every indication that, after 2 years of hard work and lots of "running around", our application for a building permit for the new CEF National Office and Training Center is entering its final days! We are elated and have been told to expect the issue of the building permit by Wednesday of this week!

We take great comfort in knowing that our mighty God is not affected by the global financial situation. He is able to provide abundantly and above all that we ask or think.

Will you join us in trusting the Lord for His provision? How thrilling it would be to begin construction this June should the Lord provide the necessary funds. Early estimates indicate that the new building will cost approximately USD $330,000.00 given the current exchange rates. That's not too much for our Heavenly Father. So, with expectant hearts and great faith, we are asking Him to provide miraculously and almost immediately so that we can begin to make plans for construction to begin in June which is the start of our dry season in Fiji.

Many Teachers Trained in Weekly Classes

We have been so blessed and encouraged by the incredible turnout for our weekly teacher training classes. In addition to conducting a Tuesday morning class for SS teachers and Good News Club teachers, we've added an evening class this year. The response has been wonderful! We've had as many as 17 adults for the morning class and as many as 25 adults in the evening training class during the past two weeks.

Obviously, it is meeting a felt need and our hearts rejoice! Pictured here is our "training bure" (boor-ay means "house" in Fijian). It's simply a temporary shed that we've put up in the backyard of the CEF property to utilize while we wait upon God's provision of a new office and training hall (which will seat 100). Interest is growing and new faces appear each week. We have recently purchased 50 folding chairs and hope to fill every one of them soon! Please pray for God's continued blessings on our training ministries!