July Heat

The July heat is upon us - we have had some rain but the humidity is high so it seems much hotter than it really is. Our neighbor was in the middle of washing our trailer yesterday when a huge rainstorm broke out.We were not too upset because even though we have had large floods lately, we do need the rain. The grass is so pretty and green and smells so fresh after a rain.

We have a large bird in the park -we thought  was a goose, but since we have an avid and  almost professional bird watcher in the park, we found out it is a black bellied duck. Mama has many babies (at one time there were 15, but now only 8) and takes them for afternoon strolls often. Daddy takes over for awhile with a stop at Miss Opal's for a snack of corn.

some of the babies are yellow and some are dark brown

Chaplain Friend Jim Maxson is going to take over the food and clothing ministry when we go on vacation the end of this month,so Fred took him along this last Friday so he could learn the process. All seemed to have gone well, and the ladies just loved him, so we feel confident knowing that they will be taken care of when we are gone. There was plenty of produce this past week - we served over 130 families as well as 50+ on Wednesdays. God is so generous with His provision. This week we had star fruit, so Fred brought me one to try it - it is really delicious - tastes a bit like a pear but sweeter. I will really miss all the fresh fruit when we are gone, especially the cherries on sale for $1.97 this week at HEB!



just wash, then slice the star fruit -isn't it beautiful! God has so many surprises for us in nature.


A letter from our Administrative Secretary - 

Dear Chaplains and Friends of the CRMi ministry,

After over a year of hard work and many hours of phone calls and meetings, we are extremely pleased to advise our CRMi family that our ministry has now been officially certified by the ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability).  This has been a long time goal of our Chairman Bob Ruesch and the Board of Directors and we now can proudly approach financial benefactors with the news.  Your local church and or local businesses as well as private individuals will see that CRMi has been found to be trustworthy, transparent and fully accountability in our financial matters.

Please watch the short video by clicking on the link below for more information.  Please also share this good news with your home church, friends and others who may be waiting to hear our good news (and hopefully find a heart to financially support you individually and/or our ministry as a whole).  We are also going to post this information on our web site for everyone to see.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/49465963

To GOD be the glory - thanks for your service!

Vicki

I, Leila, as a member of the board of directors and treasurer of our organization  can personally attest to the hours, e-mails, and paperwork involved in this. We are are so proud to be found trustworthy and accountable! This has been awhile in the making but so worth the time and effort. We are now in the process of planning the fall training conference.  - hoping to meet all of the new chaplains and seeing them placed in RV parks here in Texas and also in Arizona. We are growing, expanding,and ready to bring the word of God to those who don't know Him and also to those who know Him. Our sermont his morning was right along those same lines -  being a witness in the city. Being able to go to "city", or the post office, or grocery store keeping our antennas up to tell others about how God has changed our lives and can do so for you, too. We hope that all of our actions speak for our faith - our ability to follow God's words and His plan for our lives.

In addition to our 4 daughters we also have sort of a "foster" daughter - a friend of one of our daughters who lived with us for awhile, had Fred give her away in her marriage, and  calls Mom and Dad. Just this past week, her daughter had an emergency medical situation where her 6 month baby had to be taken C-section. Sadly, the precious Olivia Jade only lived a very short time. Please keep this family in your prayers - losing a child is heartbraking.