The word “Summertime” often brings
different thoughts to mind in different people.
Here at Grace Children’s Home, a few things come to mind: 30 kids hanging out during the day looking
for something to do (when there is not a group here :) ), lots of fun and lots of
construction projects with our visiting partners.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls
into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much
grain.”
When we allow the Lord free reign to
work in us, it is like planting a seed in the ground. We put our trust in the Lord to take us
through the process of growing (or building) something greater in our
life. We can bail out of this process
and ask Him to take the pressure off, but then we are like an unfinished
building or a dead field. If we remain
confident in the Lord’s leading, trusting Him through the process, He will
produce in us a “bumper crop” allowing us to minister in amounts and ways not
previously possible.

Through it all, we
have seen so much blessing. Enough grace
and blessing for each day, and sometimes enough for a whole week. We enjoyed a reunion with almost 40 family
members in attendance at Morro Bay State Park over the July 4th
week. We’ve seen the Lord provide for us
miraculously as we’ve committed to putting the kids in school, we’ve experienced
His healing in our bodies as Melissa and Sarah put some serious infections
behind them. We’ve seen the Lord’s hand
in providing for my Dad through his surgery and now through chemo therapy. Thankfully, Melissa’s parents are doing
great. Life has been extremely
challenging and awesome at the same time.
Please continue to lift us up in prayer; the Lord is not through with us
yet.
May God richly bless you as you walk in
faith; Michael, Melissa, Caleb, Sarah and Nathan Hanson.