Monthly newsletter
January 10, 2014
Wow!
I can hardly believe it is 2014 already!
I mean, did you think that 2013 went as fast as I did? You know what they say,”Time flies when your
havin' fun!”
Or is it the other saying, “The
year’s go by faster when you get older!”
Perspective;
Personally I think it’s
a little of both! No matter, we’re still
here and still moving ahead, one step at a time!
Praise report for the first week of
January, as I reported on our Facebook site for Rio Vista Guest House, we have
confirmed 8 team bookings already for the new year; 6 of them before we get to
May!
The jig is up folks, people are
starting to figure out where they want to put their teams…I love it when a plan
comes together!
We have to give all the credit to God
with the past year and all that will come.
While the road has been bumpy He has always been there for us as we
continued to forge ahead.
As we continue to take bookings for
this year we are ever mindful of the imminent expansion of the facility. Rio Vista was always planned as a 2 stage
project; the 1st stage complete with the ground floor, six rooms and
pool, as well as all the infrastructure for the 2nd and 3rd
levels.
That said we are beginning the
campaign this year to continue the build on the facility. The first additional project needing
completion will be the outdoor commercial kitchen and dining hall; this will
give Rio Vista the capacity required to feed over 50 for each meal. Moreover, once the dining hall is complete we
can move forward on the next 2 levels.
Demand for the facility is already in place as many Mission Organizations have already requested to stay with
us. Praise God we need to build as
the house is already too small! Our current capacity is maxed at 15-16 people
and we have turned teams away as large as 40.
As we enter into the New Year with
our supporters we hope that you would prayerful consider a gift to support this
Mission. All the teams that come to stay
at Rio Vista are working with many other Ministries that have already based
themselves on the North Coast of the D.R.
We are right in the middle of a very large Mission Field and we feel
supremely blessed to be able to serve His people in this way.
This is the current state of the commercial kitchen; Still needs a floor, roof and power to be applied, all the rough build is finished. Budget for completion: $5000
This is the view from the pool-side: a covered dining hall needs to be constructed beside the Kitchen area. Seating is available for 50 when the thatched-roof dining room is finished. This hall frames the pool area and garden! Budget to finish this project: $5,000.
All construction donations are tax-deductible through our associate partner in Canada, Bridges of Hope International Network of Development Agencies Inc.
Blessings
Mike and Laura Boisclair
Sosua, D.R.
849-855-5609
