Catch up! Catch up! Catch up!!
Posted on FB (http://facebook.com/menastreeswalking) Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:58pm
So sorry about the lateness of this post!!
We have been INCREDIBLY busy!
I am hoping to get caught up on things that happened in Medford Oregon.
During our time in Medford OR, we got to further minister to Elijah, show him what a family is like serving the Lord. Also My Dad (Allan) got to lead a friend of one of the families to the Lord. He was a struggling drug addict and dedicated his life to Yeshua!! The Lord is so good to work through any situation!
Well I know you are all wondering and probably already know but, we raised enough money for our 15 passenger van!! Everyone pitched in and worked as much as possible to get the rest of the money!
The following day we packed up our bags and got ready to hit the road! We were all so sad to say goodbye to all the different families that helped support us and took care of us. We hit the road and headed for Redding CA, where our hitchhiker friend Elijah was being picked up by his Aunt. It was a sad goodbye as we will miss him very much!
We arrived in San Diego through all the LA traffic and crazy downtown drivers we made it only an hour late! (haha) They were so gracious to let us set up, get ready, AND eat before we played. We led worship at The Sanctuary San Deigo and after I got to pray for a young girl to be filled with the Holy Spirit!
After we played in San Diego we spent the night with my Aunt Michelle and Uncle John, my Aunt is weeks away from delivering a Baby boy! We are so happy for them and it was so nice to see the nursery all set up for him!
The next we headed out for Diamond Bar CA, to check into our hotel before playing at “The Sunday Night Gig” the next night at Raul Reece’s Calvary Chapel. Our show that night was going to be broadcasted live on the web. We were SO excited! It was a beautiful hotel and a beautiful church! We had the best time ever! Even though Xaundelle and I were a little under the weather we pushed through and had a GREAT night of worship! Afterwards we got to spend time with Sonny from P.O.D and my Cousin Airec it was such a great time before heading home to Texas!
Our drive to Texas was long and quite uncomfortable, I got even sicker as the days went on and had to catch up on some serious rest when we got home.
But we have made it home safe and sound!
Now back to our lives as we scramble for wedding plans, getting work, and back to planning for our next tour.
Our bus is unfortunately still in the shop in Medford Oregon and we are all praying and fasting for the money to come in to fix the bus and pay it off. We need $30,000 for a new engine and to pay it off.
We know it sounds like a lot but we are all praying and fasting for the money to come in. Each of us fast 3 days a week, because we believe the Lord to provide for us like he has so much already!
Thank you for your Love and Support and continuous prayer!
- Saphraine
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Medford Oregon?
Hello everyone, so sorry it's been so long since I last posted.
So much has been going on and I will try to fill in the blanks later.
This blog is an urgent post, we need you to be fasting and praying for us as much as you can.
The Lord is working in mysterious ways and I am going to try and share with you as much as I can.
Saturday we left Portland OR to go to Redding California. We were ready and excited to see what the Lord had for us there. Not even out of Oregon and only 3 hours from Portland our Bus started to smoke. What now? We jumped out of the bus with fire extinguishers to see what’s going on. Trying to make it just a mile longer to the next rest stop but the smoking didn't stop, white smoke filled the air every time we accelerated.
At the rest stop other truckers said they think our engine is blown because of the color and smell of the smoke. We unfortunately didn't know where we were and if there was anyone we knew around us. We got a hold of Ted Bruun and he said he had a friend only 45 minutes away.
Not even an hour later we got a call from a guy named Michael smith saying he wasn't in town but his house was open to us and he will send his brother in-law and a friend to come pick us up. Not even 2 hours later we had rides to the nearest town Medford OR. We walked into a beautiful home with 5 kitties and TONS of food available to us! The next day we had a chance to play at their church and share with them about our ministry.
A friend of theirs has a company that fixes trucks and RV's and he was more than willing to help us out. By Monday morning we heard it would cost somewhere between 2000 and 3500 dollars to fix it. Unfortunately we don't have that kind of money, so right away everyone started thinking of ideas how to raise money. We decided to put on a show, a bake sale, and to offer all of our individual’s services for an auction. By Tuesday morning Xaundelle, Elysa, and I were baking away! We made over 100 cupcakes, 100 cookies, and 3 pies. Tuesday night we offered hair cuts, landscaping, house cleaning, music lessons, and construction, we played our set, sold merch, and had TONS of prayer for our finances.
Wednesday our day was full I did 6 hair cuts, Elysa and Xaundelle cleaned 2 houses, and the guys were busy with landscaping and music lessons.
News on the Bus was that it would take 2 weeks to fix if we could even get the money! So we started looking into renting a van to go to our shows in California and make it home in time for my wedding!
There was no way for us to rent a van so we started looking into buying a cheap 15 passenger van. By 4pm my dad got a hold of a dealership called Ron Martin Wholesale and they had a 2001 Dodge 15 passenger for 5,900. We offered 3000 and they said they would consider. By 5pm my dad was at the shop checking out the van to see if it was worth it, supposedly the pastor of the church that we played at Sunday knew Ron and told him to make sure we get the best Van for 3000.
The van is in great shape and they said we could have it for 3500 and they would wave the 500 for 2 weeks.
We only have 2500. We need 1000 by Thursday morning at 9am.
We need this money, we need to get to California, and we NEED to get home!
PLEASE PLEASE be praying with us as we contend for this money. We have 14 hours until we need this money. Help anyway you can.
Thank you so much for your prayers!
--Saphraine/Men as Trees Walking
