Partners on Mission

Greetings Friends!

Ps 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. ²He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. ³ He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.

What a great promise! As I was reflecting on these verses this morning, the Lord encouraged me and reminded me of the vision He has given us and His promise that "many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord." We are now in our 11th month on the coast. We are even more persuaded today that we are right where He wants us to be -- doing exactly what He has shaped and purposed us to do. What about you? Has the Lord been speaking to your heart about your purpose in His kingdom? Let this be your prayer .....

Psalm 25:4-5 Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Sorry we missed last week. We just returned "home" on Friday from a brief trip to Arizona (and we think it's hot in Mississippi!) We visited our son, who is in his last year of college in the Phoenix area, and were able to stay with my brother, Don, and his wife. It was very refreshing for both of us and was wonderful to see family. Last summer, Martie and I volunteered to be bumped from a flight during a layover in Dallas and were given two round trip tickets which had to be used within a year. So, the Lord provided for our trip in every way. Awesome, isn't He?

The Fourth of July cookout went very well. Volunteers from our home church, Gateway Baptist in Montgomery, canvassed the area for several days beforehand, meeting with folks and the community and passing out flyers about Pathfinder and the cookout. We had about 100 people from the community attend the cookout. Bay Vista Baptist Church in Biloxi provided the barbecued chicken and we bought some shrimp "off the boat" in Lakeshore. As a result we had a good number of requests for help with homes and there are several families that we will be following up for spiritual and emotional encouragement. We intend to host another cookout on Labor Day. An interesting side note ... yesterday we talked with the local shrimpers that we purchased the shrimp from ... they said that the local market is so weak and fuel is so expensive, that they may be forced to stop shrimping ... they sold us medium shrimp for $1.50 a pound ... just another example of the economic disruption caused by Katrina ... Please pray that God will restore the economy in this area.

We are building pods as quickly as we can. We delivered several yesterday. We try to take the volunteers who build them on a few deliveries so they can see the start to finish of their effort. We are leading as many pod deliveries as we can to make personal contact with those families. As I type this I am thinking about the many who have worked in the evenings and on weekends to build the pod components at home ... or in some cases contribute money... or perhaps bibles ... who do not see the fruit of their labor -- a pod sitting next to a FEMA trailer and a family relieved that they have a place to secure their belongings or set up their washer and dryer. The song "Thank You" by Ray Boltz says "I was a life that you changed". So many families have been blessed by the work of all of these volunteers and contributors. If you are one of them ... we want to say "thank you for giving to the Lord!"

We continue to have volunteers "matrixed" to our camp for work in the community. That has really been a wonderful - God provided - way to maintain momentum in support to the residents. Most of the volunteers are high school and college age youth, so the kind of work they can do without skilled supervision has been limited. The last two weekends of this month we will have a good number of volunteers staying here at the camp. So we are looking forward to putting a bigger dent into the work orders. Volunteers who work with Bell South in Jackson, MS will be down next weekend to help us with the network for our computer training lab and to build some pods. With respect to the computer lab, a woman who is working with the Hancock County Long Range Planning Committee stopped by yesterday. In the course of our discussion, she mentioned that before Katrina she was a computer skills teacher. Since Katrina, she was let go. Now she volunteers her time to help with the rebuilding. I told her about our training project and asked that she consider volunteering some time to help us teach the classes.

Our Bible study is going well. The people who attend have a hunger for the Word. Early this week, Martie and I will be visiting a few families that attended the cookout on the 4th who indicated that they had an interest in bible study to invite them to join us.

For those of you who have worked in rebuilding Little Zion Baptist Church , Kim Reed and volunteers from North Georgia have completed 99% of the work. The church has carpet, tile, paint, a sound system, well .... like one of the members said ... "It has never looked so good!" We are thankful that Pathfinder has been able to play a small part in that rebuilding. Kim has such a heart for helping churches rebuild that have fallen through the cracks. Like Kim, there are so many believers that God has called and used in ministry to the Gulf Coast. We are thankful that, like Kim, they said "Yes". If you recall, it was through Kim's ministry that Pathfinder was established here in Waveland.

Please continue to pray that volunteers will continue to come to Mississippi and to Pathfinder. Currently, after July, we don't have anyone scheduled until the end of August. We are still so far away from being done, but we are making progress, day by day. Please encourage people in your churches to consider a trip to Pathfinder. Pray for our team ... for strength: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Pray that God will continue to grant us favor with the local governments. And that He will continue to provide for our needs.

We thank God for all of you.

Charley

Charley & Martie Elgin

Pathfinder Mission

Waveland, Mississippi

^{http://www.pathfindermission.org}

^{(228) 493-1081

Isa 58:12…. you shall raise up the foundations of
many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the
restorer of streets to live in.}

Charley & Martie Elgin

Pathfinder Mission

Waveland, Mississippi

^{http://www.pathfindermission.org}

^{(228) 493-1081

Isa 58:12…. you shall raise up the foundations of
many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the
restorer of streets to live in.}

	Greetings Friends! Ps 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. ²He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. ³ He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. What a great promise! As I was reflecting on these verses this morning, the Lord encouraged me and reminded me of the vision He has given us and His promise that "many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord." We are now in our 11th month on the coast. We are even more persuaded today that we are right where He wants us to be -- doing exactly what He has shaped and purposed us to do. What about you? Has the Lord been speaking to your heart about your purpose in His kingdom? Let this be your prayer ..... Psalm 25:4-5 Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Sorry we missed last week. We just returned "home" on Friday from a brief trip to Arizona (and we think it's hot in Mississippi!) We visited our son, who is in his last year of college in the Phoenix area, and were able to stay with my brother, Don, and his wife. It was very refreshing for both of us and was wonderful to see family. Last summer, Martie and I volunteered to be bumped from a flight during a layover in Dallas and were given two round trip tickets which had to be used within a year. So, the Lord provided for our trip in every way. Awesome, isn't He? The Fourth of July cookout went very well. Volunteers from our home church, Gateway Baptist in Montgomery, canvassed the area for several days beforehand, meeting with folks and the community and passing out flyers about Pathfinder and the cookout. We had about 100 people from the community attend the cookout. Bay Vista Baptist Church in Biloxi provided the barbecued chicken and we bought some shrimp "off the boat" in Lakeshore. As a result we had a good number of requests for help with homes and there are several families that we will be following up for spiritual and emotional encouragement. We intend to host another cookout on Labor Day. An interesting side note ... yesterday we talked with the local shrimpers that we purchased the shrimp from ... they said that the local market is so weak and fuel is so expensive, that they may be forced to stop shrimping ... they sold us medium shrimp for $1.50 a pound ... just another example of the economic disruption caused by Katrina ... Please pray that God will restore the economy in this area. We are building pods as quickly as we can. We delivered several yesterday. We try to take the volunteers who build them on a few deliveries so they can see the start to finish of their effort. We are leading as many pod deliveries as we can to make personal contact with those families. As I type this I am thinking about the many who have worked in the evenings and on weekends to build the pod components at home ... or in some cases contribute money... or perhaps bibles ... who do not see the fruit of their labor -- a pod sitting next to a FEMA trailer and a family relieved that they have a place to secure their belongings or set up their washer and dryer. The song "Thank You" by Ray Boltz says "I was a life that you changed". So many families have been blessed by the work of all of these volunteers and contributors. If you are one of them ... we want to say "thank you for giving to the Lord!" We continue to have volunteers "matrixed" to our camp for work in the community. That has really been a wonderful - God provided - way to maintain momentum in support to the residents. Most of the volunteers are high school and college age youth, so the kind of work they can do without skilled supervision has been limited. The last two weekends of this month we will have a good number of volunteers staying here at the camp. So we are looking forward to putting a bigger dent into the work orders. Volunteers who work with Bell South in Jackson, MS will be down next weekend to help us with the network for our computer training lab and to build some pods. With respect to the computer lab, a woman who is working with the Hancock County Long Range Planning Committee stopped by yesterday. In the course of our discussion, she mentioned that before Katrina she was a computer skills teacher. Since Katrina, she was let go. Now she volunteers her time to help with the rebuilding. I told her about our training project and asked that she consider volunteering some time to help us teach the classes. Our Bible study is going well. The people who attend have a hunger for the Word. Early this week, Martie and I will be visiting a few families that attended the cookout on the 4th who indicated that they had an interest in bible study to invite them to join us. For those of you who have worked in rebuilding Little Zion Baptist Church , Kim Reed and volunteers from North Georgia have completed 99% of the work. The church has carpet, tile, paint, a sound system, well .... like one of the members said ... "It has never looked so good!" We are thankful that Pathfinder has been able to play a small part in that rebuilding. Kim has such a heart for helping churches rebuild that have fallen through the cracks. Like Kim, there are so many believers that God has called and used in ministry to the Gulf Coast. We are thankful that, like Kim, they said "Yes". If you recall, it was through Kim's ministry that Pathfinder was established here in Waveland. Please continue to pray that volunteers will continue to come to Mississippi and to Pathfinder. Currently, after July, we don't have anyone scheduled until the end of August. We are still so far away from being done, but we are making progress, day by day. Please encourage people in your churches to consider a trip to Pathfinder. Pray for our team ... for strength: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Pray that God will continue to grant us favor with the local governments. And that He will continue to provide for our needs. We thank God for all of you. Charley Charley & Martie Elgin Pathfinder Mission Waveland, Mississippi ^{http://www.pathfindermission.org} ^{(228) 493-1081 Isa 58:12…. you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.} Charley & Martie Elgin Pathfinder Mission Waveland, Mississippi ^{http://www.pathfindermission.org} ^{(228) 493-1081 Isa 58:12…. you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.}

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