“Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway.” (John Wayne) It’s hard to believe that God talks like John Wayne, but He does! He’s just more direct. God said it this way, “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.”  (Prov. 24:10)  We normally look each month in the face with nothing in reserve and a minimum of $125,000US in obligations.

The first week of March we submitted 97 applications to the government for approval of our Church/Homes. FCOPI continues to work on meeting new governmental standards, vaccinating children for hepatitis B, making building improvements, such as with our friends from the International Community School in Singapore, but we can’t even get an inspection date until May. “Hey, Pilgrim, let’s saddle up anyway!”