Happy New Year!
We are excited for this coming year
and all that it is bringing with it! A
lot has already happened. We have purchased a car, and we will be moving on to
GSF campus in the following month or two!
We are excited because the car
allows us to take more people with us from place to place and to transport
stuff more easily between town and campus.
Katie can drive it, too! We just
wanted to start looking because we had heard that it could take months or years
to find what we were looking for, but instead, God provided it in a week! What
a blessing. It is a white 1995 RAV 4
with a roof rack. (yes, the drivers side
and wheel are on the other side of the car). This also gives us the freedom to
travel later in the evenings with more safety.
We will be moving on campus when
the Fish family house is finished, which should be in the next months or
so. We will be living in temporary
housing until we build a more permanent house for us to live in on campus. This will enable us to expand our ministries,
spend more time with the kids on campus, and spend more time with the other
missionaries here. We are excited to be
a part of the daily life on GSF campus.
We are looking at plans to begin
building a house for us to live in on campus. We are thinking a two-bedroom/
one bathroom house at 800 square feet. This is 8 times the size of our house in
Nyenga! We will be getting more details soon about the exact pricing, but we
are estimating the cost at around 25 thousand dollars. The house will be solar-powered and located
in the middle of campus near both of our offices. There are plans to build many of these
housing units because there is a great need for them at GSF for the Ugandan staff. GSF has the funds to build one of those
houses right now (maybe more), and we would like to build along with them,
since we will cut a lot of costs by building at the same time. We see this as a win/win for the ministry and
us. They get a new building to use for housing if we ever leave, and we get a
place to live on campus. We are excited to be able to bless the ministry with
this gift. If we raise the money to
build this house, it means that GSF can allocate some of their funds to be able
to support other projects like sending kids to higher education and building a
new kitchen/dinning area.
We are also beginning to plan for
some people to come visit, which is very exciting! My youngest brother is coming for some time
this summer, and a great friend is coming to visit for 10 days in February. It will be great to see them and share what
we are doing here in person.
We are also preparing for our first
trip home! We will be going back to the United States for Furlow at the end of
July. We will be there until Mid-November.
We are excited to speak about what we have been doing, share about what
God has been doing here, and visit with family and friends.
With these exciting changes comes
changes in budget and needs. Here are some of the things that we need funds to
help cover.
*Building
a house
*Increased
expense of living on campus
*Salary
of special needs assistant
*Purchasing
curriculum for next year of the missionary kid school
*Expenses
of living in the USA for 3 and a half months
We may be contacting some of you
about helping with our new needs and projects. We would love to have you
partner with us, whether it is a one time gift or a monthly commitment. We would love to be able to begin building
this while we are here. If you would be
interested in partnering with us or have questions for us. we would be happy to
talk to you, email you, or message with you.
It is very hard to ask for money,
but we know that God has us here at GSF, and we believe he wants us to build
this house next, so we are walking by faith. We appreciate all of your prayers,
contributions, and sharing our message.
Thanks. Katie and Cody Fox
Checks can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 1
Tupelo, MS 38802
Memo Line: Account 4128 Katie and Cody Fox
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| At the Staff Christmas Party each department performed a dance, skit, or song. This is the guard staff. Needless to say...it was very entertaining! |
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| We were able to provide gift baskets and bonuses to all of our staff at the Christmas Party. |
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| Enjoying Christmas Dinner |
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| Cody and Daisy checking out her new coloring book on Christmas Morning. |
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| Neighborhood friends playing with our Nativity Scene in our house |
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| This is how we know we have a lot of company |
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| Slumber Party with Nurse Kim and some sweet girls! |
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| We had these two boys over for a sleepover during the holidays. Riding in a motor car is super exciting! |
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| All three of the boys brushing their teeth before bed time. |
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| We had a blast having them over! |
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| Our "new" car :) |
