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Boyds Return to Panama/
Jireh School Construction Update

Rod and Sherry Boyd

We're back in Panama!  Actually we returned on May 25th.  But we weren't able to write because of the intense preparation for the CIECAD Christian School Congress in El Salvador that took place June 2-4.

Our attention now turns to the South America version of the Educators Summit that will take place August 30 to September in El Quisco, Chile, located about 90 minutes due east of Santiago, right on the Pacific Ocean.  We are expecting at least 200 educators from 9 different South American countries.  Thank you for joining us in prayer for this important event.

We enjoyed the second half of our shortened itineration.  The highlight was spending time with our new granddaughter Anastasiya Maria McKeown.  We were less than five minutes from their house.  We connected with several friends and personal supporters during our time in Washington, Alaska and Oregon.

Jireh School - May 2010Monthly support commitments are coming in very slowly!  We are still lacking around $900 in monthly support to be fully funded.  We provide complete details on our Support Page.

Jireh School.  Even though we had just two months this spring, we were able to visit several churches including three--Shoreline Community Church, Portland Christian Center and Eastridge Church (Issaquah)--that had sent a total of five of the seven teams that building the four story Jireh School.  What an incredible opportunity it was to be able to share the difference their investment has made.  Even though the school is still lacking a floor of classrooms, it has grown from 380 when construction started in May 1997 to 584 this year!

More than $10,000 was given to this project during our 5 months of itineration.  We thank each church and individual that contributed.  What a difference you have made! This allowed us to complete the 3rd floor classrooms, stucco and base paint the inside walls on the 4th floor, and stucco the entire outside of the building and paint the primer coat.

What's left?  We are not that far away!  We need to paint the outside of the building, then finish the 4th floor classrooms and restrooms: paint, electrical (lights, plugs and fans), floor and ceiling tile, windows and doors.  There is still some work to do on the 1st floor administrative area.  We still need about $10,000 more to finish all of this work.

If you are able to help with this project, please send your offering to:

Assemblies of God World Missions
Project 7795, Jireh School
1445 Boonville Ave.
Springfield, MO 65802

Or you can visit the Assemblies of God secure website and give by credit card to our account 239271, with Project 7795 in the comments line.

Thank you for giving and for praying for the Jireh School!