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I was 22 and serving aboard a US Navy Ammunition ship operating off the coast of South and North Viet Nam. I am a dues paid, lifetime member of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. I had arrived at a plan for my life. I was going to be a missionary.
I became a Radioman to learn all I could about radios and communications from remote areas. I was going to use my GI Bill to learn to fly and then offer my services to any missions organization that needed me. That didn't work out.
I was a Construction Superintendent on some commercial office buildings in Houston in 1973. I and the architect on our buildings were going to start taking our vacations and pay our way to some mission outpost and offer our services to design and build houses and churches at no cost to the missionaries. Or just go and teach their children, fix their vehicle, fix meals, baby sit, whatever was needed to free them up to do the work of a missionary. That didn't work out.
I was attending Calvary Chapel Albuquerque and was putting together a group to smuggle Bibles into China. Then we were going to travel to the Philippines for two weeks to work with some native leaders in the interior. I had a passport and was applying for a visa. That didn't work out.
I started a church in Albuquerque, Hope Chapel Albuquerque, and helped others go on the mission field and go on short term missions trips. But not me.
But the Lord showed me something recently, I am a missionary. I am working in a mission field that is almost cross-cultural, a different language, and different customs than I am use to. I fix meals and help out where ever needed. My brother Doyle has been a missionary in this culture for over 12 years. He is supported by believers giving.
I am fulfilling my plans, though they are different from what I had thought they would be. I know it to be true, the Lord has plans for each of us.
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Sox Place has started a monthly Enewsletter. In it we talk about current events, upcoming events, articles about staff, and stories about the young people who come to us. If you would like to receive this Eletter, email kara .@soxplace.com
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In about two weeks we are to have our new website up and running. Keep checking back for updates.
We were going to purchase a 2002 van for SoxPlace use but the owner back out at last minute.
An update on our looking at a new location. The building I wrote you about has received an offer to purchase. It is not a done deal and we are still praying for that building. Thank you for praying with us.
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Have you ever seen a homeless person on the street asking for a hand out, but you didn't have any change or didn't feel comfortable giving them money? Consider this: use a ziplock bag, fill it with small food items like you would put in a child's lunch box (does that still happen). Things like small boxes of raisins, small juice boxes, cereal bars, any thing edible that is non-perishable and will fit in the bag. No fruit or any thing that needs special care. You can put some in your car and hand them out at the intersections. You can carry a few bags for days in you car. Most homeless are not sure when their next meal will be.
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Remember the 5280x club. More coming out soon. You can start this anytime. It is your commitment to give $52.80 a month for one year to Sox Place to help us further the ministry God has given us.
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Proverbs 14:31 "...whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
I leave you with a Christian Navajo blessing: May you walk in the beauty of the Lord. Beauty before you, beauty around you, beauty above you. Walk in the beauty of the Lord.
Love ya'll
Troy
