Today we hope to gives these out to his family

I am so proud of what he has done to get his diploma/(credit). Kevin is the first in his family to be able to say  he got it. So today after church we will go around and see if we can find his family. You know how it is, sometimes home or not. I just know that He is very proud of what he has done. I am too. 

Now what is going to happen? 

I know we have been talking about him moving out. Last week we sat with his sister and talked about the possible of him moving in with her and her boy friend. As is stand today, it looks like this is the way to go. The reason is, why is he moving out? Well he is 18 years old now and we are looking at this as a stepping stone for his life. This way he will always welcome at my place, but this is to help him figure out what he will do next. We have talked about getting a job. He knows that and he will help out with things around the apartment. He is less than two miles away. So we will still be doing thing together and hanging out. I know it will be sad time too. But we believe this is for the best. It was not a one way talk, he wants this now. So I will be here and willing to help where ever is needed. Please keep him in your prayers. Maybe even one or two for me too. While him living here I have been very blessed to call him my son. Plus we have always had some good talks too. Like I said before, he is always welcome here. I love him very much and I know he loves me too. 

I am not advertising a protect

I am just passing on a pill I have been taking now, 5 years maybe more. Each morning I take two of these pills. I even give one to Scooby too. When I first got Scooby, his back end was in pain. You know when he would lay down he would make a painful noise. Like the noise I make when I just finish coming from under a bus, after working on it. So I starter him on them a while back. He stopped making the moans and cries. I still make my noises. But just think if I was not taking these what other noises would I make? I am not sure if these pills work, but I have taken them this long, why stop? I have a friend back in Fort Lauderdale, she has been taking them for a while now. Like I said before, do they help? Not really sure. But I do know Scooby feels better. I think? 

Hey have a old friend in town.

Yesterday I was out shopping for picture frames. Guess who I ran into? That right this Pastor Frank and his wife, sorry don't know her name. But back many years ago, Frank use to work at Calvary Chapel Ft. Laud. Him and his wife, now kids live in Tennessee. He has a Calvary Chapel there. When Frank was first starting out, he and his wife were models. So every once and while I see their faces in pictures frames. if you look at the frames you get at the Dollar Store, that is where you might find them there. Okay so I was out buying picture frames. Last week we got our pictures back form the school. Kevin's grad pictures. So as I have been thinking about it, what a great gift it would be to give his family the pictures in frames. This way the picture will be put on a shelf or something like that. If you give people pictures, most times these end up in a draw some where and no one ever sees them. So please if you love to share pictures, give them a frame to. that way maybe they might make it to the top of a shelf. 

Happy note,

We are getting a NEW OUTBACK STEAK HOUSE, here again. They had one next to down town last time. I have eaten there once, my budget is not set up to eat there to much. So they closed that one down. Now this building was a Benitgin's a while back. Hey when this place open, say four years ago. At first it was always packed. Then after a year or two, it slowed way down. I have eaten here about three times, I think? That is when Adam was here, he was my boss for awhile. He would pay for it, so why not? 

Now I have a happy face again, if you read my blog before, really a rough week last week. 

Not sure when they will open, but one day they will. I love the steak they make at Outback, back in the states. Let us see what happens with this one? Like I said I ate at the one down town, hamburg only.(it was good) Hopefully Kevin and I can have a great steak this time. 

How our week has gone?

Well first of all, the inter net has been up and down. Okay the Toyota truck-T 100, Well in the beginning of the Last week Eric and I order parts for the brake system. Okay at first we had trouble with the credit card. It would go through. So I called Advance Auto, talked with a young man. He asked me some questions about the order. All seemed to be okay. So waiting around the week-end for the part.Eric called the guy on Monday to see if he got the parts, they are the oones shipping them over here. He tells us he has not gotten the parts yet. So Eric had some time and checked it out. Mean while Steven and I have been just trying to keep our heads above water. Things keep on breaking. Okay back to the parts ordered. Eric found out they didn't place the order. Okay NOW WHAT? Eric used his credit card now to make sure it all was correct. Okay now it is this week. Eric calls, they tell him the parts will be in by Friday. Mean while I ordered a control board for our gate at the Camp. Okay it looks like Friday is the day for that to. That is great. Friday comes, get the parts for the Toyota truck, plus pick up the control board at the post office. Get every thing back here. Looking good, take the brakes off the truck, WRONG PARTS. Okay let us try the new control board on the gate at the Camp. Still not working. Okay one more thing happen yesterday, a fan in of the cabin fill down, hanging by the wires. Go out and bought a new fan, easy fix. WRONG, the bracket that hold the fan up, larger than the electric box. Now I am not doing well at all. So now you are part of my world. The week ends and MY truck is still at Dawkins. The Toyota truck is working but not correct, the fan is down, but have group in now and need the fan, the gate is moved by pushing by hand. So how was your week????? 

This is a note from a guy named Steve Merritt

I have asked people to write to me about things going on, I am just passing this on for them. I watched this on ZNS TV here. A great ministry to work along side of.
 I have known Abraham for the last 6 years. He has a ministry over on Eleuthera. Which is part of this ministry here.  It is one of our islands here in the Bahamas.
 Please check out the web page below. I think you will enjoy what is going on there with this house.

Please take a moment and read this excellent article written by Alyssa Miller of AOPA staff.  She has flown with Bahamas Habitat and is very familiar with its operations.

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/June/27/pilots-help-open-childrens-home-on-bahamas.aspx

More great news about the dedication and opening of the Zion Children's Home.

Please share this story to all your social contacts and let's keep up the good work and raise the match for the Father's Table Foundation grant.

Thank you,

Steve Merritt


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Just a couple of signs I had in my files.

I am sorry to say yesterday I was so wrapped up working, I didn't take any pictures. I will today. I had these in my files, I don't think I have shared these yet? Maybe I did, sorry if that is true. I just want to put something in my blog each day. I know there are a lot of people looking every day of the week. I thank you for that. Plus if you have any stories you wan me to share, please e mail them to me. I would love to share stories with you all. 

toms@alcbahamas.org

Yesterday Steven and I went over to see what happening at All Saints Camp.

By looking above you can see we stopped by All Saints Camp, the reason was we needed a air staple gun. My friend Tim there has a great one to use. Steven has never been there before, so we walked around a little and he got a chance to see what this place is like. If you look back a little while on my blog. I shot some pictures of what they were doing before. It really is neat to see how good our Lord is. These students come here to help out at All Saints, then they put their hearts into it and look how fast this building is going up? 

Oh the reason we needed the staple gun was to finish up our Porcupine Area. The wire mesh needed stapling, so much easier using this.  That right we have been trying for a while to get these thing in order so hopefully we will see our porcupines come in and they will have a great home here.

The last picture is about our baby ducks, they are so cute. 

Just a note on my Mazda truck, STILL AT DAWKINS. I stopped by yesterday and ask how is it going? They said still moving forward. The problem is about a week and half ago. They brought in this large truck to work on. They had to put a new engine in it and that is what is taking so long. I understand how they are trying to keep other business going. They are trying to get the contract with Bahama Mar Corp. That would be a great contract to have. But I still need my truck. They said they would work on it today. 

Please folks by ALC grace I still have a van to drive and that alone is working for me, now. 

Having trouble with inter net STILL

This is our second group in for Mission Discovery 2013. I am sorry to say I only know a couple of the people. I did yesterday have a chance to help drive them to their locations. Plus after wards we all went swimming down at the canals. The real neat thing was Kevin had a chance to spend the day with them too. They went to the boy's and girl's homes. One is called Simpson Pen (boys) then girls is Willie Mae Pratt. It really neat to see how our Lord is working in all our lives. 

Just sharing some smiles

I am very blessed to have a cat and dog that play together. This is Scooby DO and Mr Jingles. I have a rough day and come home and see this. How much more joy could I have to see their smiling faces each night. I really hope and pray you to have some joy today. 

We can get over whelm some days and miss those smiles. Please give some one a your smile today. I know it can be hard to, but if you smile to someone they might smile back. 

On my blogger I can keep track of people checking out my blog.

Folks I really am humbled to see how many people look at my blog each day. Yesterday I had over 500 hits. My only question is, WHO ARE YOU ALL? 

I have written many stories and pictures since 2006. It seems since this last year, I have gotten many more to check it out. My question is why? Pretty much each time I write or put pictures in, I have talked about Jesus Christ. My prayer is that why you are all looking at it. If you see, there are people in countries around the world that are looking at this each day.I ask these questions on who you are? Because I would love to hear your stories. If you write to me and want me to share your stories, please drop me a line. I know there are folks out there are hungry for His Word. I would love to hear from you. 

e mail address is toms@alcbahamas.org 

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. Like I said in the beginning, I am very honored that you guys look at this. 

If you have checked out my blog before, you know how proud I am of Kevin

That is right in what you are seeing. he has made it out of high school. Now our questions are, WHAT IS NEXT FOR HIM? Folks I know most of you know that Kevin loved going to Camp Bahamas every summer. I am sad to say not this year. At this time we are trying to work through some things and as it stand today no camp. 

Okay going back now what? Kevin is still living here at our camp, helping us out with our Summer Program. Hopefully on Monday he will start looking for a job. So if you know any place here on our island that might be hiring. I would love to talk with you and see what we can to get this to happen. I am asking all of you folks to keep Kevin in your prayers and let us see what our Lord Jesus Christ has in plan for our next steps. 

E mail me at  toms@alcbahamas.org  or call me at 242-357-4811.

Okay HOW IS THESE BREAKING AND WHY?.

This unit is the one we put on the new water system. Back in April of this year. You can see it is vacuum not pressure. So how and why did it break off the top ring? If you remember a while back we broke the one in the old system the tan unit. Please if any one out there has any idea why or even what is going on? Please drop me a line or two. I would love to find out what is going on? 

Hey look Steven and I are back on the Porcupine Area?

That is right, yesterday we dug a couple of holes and set the poles in place. Today I really hope to be able to move forward and get this thing done. I know in my mind I think we can do it today ALL. But really maybe  get something done on it. We will see what happens. 

While driving the Mission Discovery groups around.

I get to see all that is happening around the island. Like I shared yesterday or the day before, Bain Town. Well this is the All Saints Camp. Here you can see a other group of students are building a new dorm. The first pictures are the one they are working on. the last one is the one they did last year with many helping hands. This group I am talking about it Next Step. They are pretty much all college students that take the summer off and build homes and pretty much any thing that is needed at the time. This group has missions sites all over the world. Like I said Next Step is their name, maybe punch that into the computer and you can see pretty much all the neat things they are doing around the world. 

The group I bring up there (Mission Discovery)  is helping with painting and giving out lunch,l an just loving on the people that live there. It really is neat to see young youth doing mission work for the Lord. Just think all the students could be taking vacation pretty much any where and enjoying sitting around and doing nothing. But they are here and I am very blessed to be able to drive them around and see all that is happening around this beautiful island I call my home. 

A good friend is having a Backyard Bible School this week

I  have been very blessed to call these people my friends. When I first came to the Bahamas, Dan was my boss. Dan is the one teaching the children. Well this last month he brought over his two aduit children and their youth group to help us out at the ALC.  So we have stayed in contact since they left around 4 years ago.(?) You can see that while they left,The Lord has been very much a part of all they are trying to make happen. Pastor Dan is the pastor at Planting Faith Bible Fellowship Church. If I am not miss taking, I think these guys started this church, right after they left here. The 5th picture is Hanna and children there. the 6th one is her brother Danny. The next one is Dan's wife Natalie. So as it goes I just want to share these pictures about this Summer Camp they are doing this week alone. Please say a prayer or two for them. I know as we are getting ready for our Summer Camp, it really is  a lot of work and time in prayer to make it happen the way He wants it done. 

The Roths
Planting Faith Bible Fellowship Church
Cape Coral, FL