“You put the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLABle,” is listed as one of the most commonly quoted movie quotes. In fact, there’s a good chance you’ve heard it even if you’ve never seen the 2003 movie, View from the Top. Today, we’re talking about a word that can be either a noun or a verb depending on which sylLABle gets the emPHAsis. The word is “project.” (PROject for a noun. ProJECT for a verb.) Brandy shared about how Sowers4Pastors proJECTS how many PROjects they will tackle in 2024!
The backpack project is such a huge undertaking that it can be easy for supporters to forget about some of the other worthwhile projects S4P does each year. Backpack distribution will begin next week and things will be a blur until it’s finished. But for today, let’s put some emPHAsis on roofs for churches, motorcycles for pastors, and gift boxes for pastors and their families.
Requests for church roof PROjects are proJECTed to be at an all-time high. There were so many requests for church roofs during 2023 that S4P was unable to tackle all of them. That means there are ten requests waiting from last year. That’s not even taking into consideration that some pastors knew that a cutoff had been reached last year and have held onto their requests with plans to submit them this year. Brandy has already received one call from a pastor this week to ask about help with a church roof. The pastor’s church is almost finished building the walls and will be ready for a roof soon. Brandy requested that the pastor do two things: 1) provide photos of the church, and 2) pray about the funding. That’s the thing with church roof projects; S4P takes on as many as the funds will allow.
With the coffee harvesters finishing up the final pick, many churches have more money to tackle building the church walls right now. Plus, Honduras is entering the dry season, so it’s the prime time to work with adobe. S4P knows there will be an influx of requests for new roofs. While he didn’t have the exact number on hand, Brandy feels certain that the ministry completed at least twenty-five church roofs last year.
Applications for motorcycles are accepted in February. In March, the ministry purchases the motorcycles. And they are presented in April. This is another project where the demand is high and the ministry must make decisions based on the available funds.
The gift boxes for pastors and their families are given out after backpack season. There are already a lot of people asking for them. Like the church roofs and motorcycles, the pastor gifts are a tremendous blessing to the recipients.
If you feel led to contribute to one of these projects, you can make a donation through the Sowers4Pastors website. Please keep all of the ministry projects in your prayers!
- posted by Christi.
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