Catching up

Dear friends-

Thanks for the kind comments and emails we have received. Many things
are going on in the lives of Lee and Tina.

So, we will start with some family updates.

Cass is finishing up one counselor position, coming home on Saturday
and going to work again in another camp, where the children have
parents who are incarcerated.
Alyssa is finishing up a bout of chicken pox with Jacob, and hoping
to find a job and get further with some schooling.
Tyler and Matt are working 12 hour, 7 day a week jobs, clearing power
lines, etc. and enjoying the work and the people they work with.
Amy comes down to the wire as she heads to Colombia, to work in an
orphanage outside Cali, in Palermo. She has been working hard at
raising funds for her trip.
Tina's job has continued to get more difficult as more and more
foreclosure counseling is on her plate.

We are stilling trying to resolve the issues of the water damage we
had last year. We are getting the final quotes on the repairs but it
will be in excess of $60,000. A breakdown for those of you
interested. $30,000 to repair the downstairs. $10,000 for the
interior system. $20,000 for the exterior to reroute wires, replace
broken drains, etc. There is still the issue of the furnace, etc..
Add to whether we are even supposed to "be here" and who knows...We
still continue to believe God is moving us.

With the recent closing of four area papers, I felt I was to step up
to the plate with a weekly in addition, to what I am doing. Huge
money, huge responsibility requiring much grace. And lots of right
pieces. It is going to be a do or die deal.

We have got some pretty good rides in on the motorcycle. So that is
good. And many of those rides are with other bikers so we are having some fun.

And so, what is God putting on my heart? The Lord tells me that as a
nation we have a breath with in us to change things. We have to use
that "breath." How we use that breath determines years of bondage or
continued freedom. Christianity is not a parlor game or a sit in your
chair game. It is the very breath we breathe. The areas I had not
walked in "faith" before are upon me. The things I never "worked" out
well are upon me, forcing me to work them to perfection. There is a
shout beneath that wants to come forth. A breath that can steer us.
It is not found in complacency or apathy, but in works accompanied
with faith. I sense there is an uprising much like the 60's taking
shape. I have yet to see the "doomsday scenario" play out as
predicted, but I sense the balance is exactly that...balance. The
winds from the breath of the people. Sept. 11 will have much
significance I believe, even this year. The month of August is going
to be a "hold your breath" month for many, I encourage you to
"breathe." Breathe loudly. Breathe with grace. The word is that
"nations are in balance. There is a breath within us to tip the
scales. If we do not breath, others will."

Look forward to hearing from you. May you be blessed!

Blessings,
Lee
http://www.facebook.com/lee.johndrow