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If you are really tired…sleep…anywhere will do…CUTE

markpedder — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:46:15 +0000

These pics were taken outside at about 5pm in the maze of slum alleys, sound asleep…rain clouds are looming above, she does not know and probably does not care. Hope she is dreaming of a better life…

Simple People, Simple Lives

markpedder — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:50:15 +0000

None of the latest anything, house that can be measured in square inches, no power, no running water…but alive and smiling. This is how it has been and how it will be for the rest of their lives…The playgrounds that our children play on could serve better as homes compared to what the really poor have.

My grand kids have a little plastic tent, we tied a small tarp in front of it for a verandah, they have plastic chairs and a table, toy stove, pots and pans…but it’s only a game, they don’t really live there, they will never actually live there…we would never allow it…

Why do we allow people to live in things we would never let our kids live in…?

This is the house that James Built – with help from many…

markpedder — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:12:44 +0000

Another architectural nightmare – but it’s up and the family is both happy and blessed…James did you have a permit and is this built according to the “code”…?

In the middle of the photos the children of the family receiving the house is having lunch…cute pic…

Was not hard to do, was not expensive…it’s all about the desires of our hearts!

Big thank you to James and his family.

It’s a kids life…

markpedder — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:05:41 +0000

How we pamper and nurture our children, giving them all the care and love that we can – and rightly so – but for others life is a totally diff’ game, the world that we all live in is a very different place for us all…

This last photo is me and one of my grandkids, Levi (cute hey). Praise God that he is going to grow up in one of he best countries in the world.

Pastora marivic Preaching up a storm

markpedder — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:01 +0000

This the church Marivic started perhaps 6 months ago, very simple, very basic – people, preacher, Jesus – so simple, how can it not work…

Marco and Josh’ – Workin’ hard

markpedder — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:38:46 +0000

James and Josh have taken on various building and renovation jobs, from houses to church reno’. Digging in black, stinky mud and using the most basic of tools and implements, but both are very willing and able…so it’s all in a days work for them.

James is here as well, he is just inside the church pretending to work…

Mark

Christmas is coming…time to eat…

markpedder — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:56:15 +0000

Ok, here is a video that Pastor James took a while ago…not all that pretty but reality for the poor.

We are going into Christmas time, the western world will eat chickens, turkeys, hams and roasts in absolute abundance…

…what will some of the poor people eat…

(WARNING – animal lovers do not watch this video)

Asian Lizard…

markpedder — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:33:29 +0000

Only in Asia could you expect to see a lizard eating what…well, rice of course…

This one gets fed daily by Marivics kids, every time they eat, the lizard eats as well…

How small is Pastora Maravic…

markpedder — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:52:15 +0000

…but she will tell you straight that the Holy Spirit in her is huge…

Check out Prince Gabriel

markpedder — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:47:41 +0000

Irene and Bonavic, two of our longest church attenders, have finally had a little boy, he is so cute.

Super happy mum…