$90,100

As I sit in front of the computer now, that is the amount raised last night at our 2nd Annual Fundraiser Dinner for Las Palmas Refuge. We had a great evening with at least 250 people in attendance (doubled from last year). The food was great and the atmosphere was spectacular. We could not have asked for a better evening. Our goal of $100,000 will be accomplished by the end of the year. This amount will take care of all expenses with the children's home for the entire 2007 year. What a blessing!

I want to share two stories I shared with the group last night of some dedicated individuals. The first is Guilford McKay. He has a large farm in Franklin, TN which he has used in the past to milk cows professionally. He has donated all his milking equipment to Las Palmas Refuge for us to use to milk our dairy cows on the ranch. This will provide the most milk out of each cow which will provide not only for our children at Las Palmas but our schools also (300 children). This will allow us to sell the milk also to reach the goal of one day Las Palmas Refuge being self-supportive from the ranch itself. That will be a great day and Guilford McKay has helped start that goal.

The other is Kim Parker. She is a family member of mine and took orders at her work for hot plate lunches one day. She got up at midnight to cook all morning the hot lunches she was going to deliver that day. At $5 a plate (what a bargain) she brought me a check last night for $500. She even said that she was amazed at the donations in excess of $5 that many people from her work gave including several Honduran women out of their poverty and hardship. Kim and Frankie can not necessarily sit down and write a check for that amount but they found a way to provide for the children of Honduras. What a difference they are making!

God is good and He always provides. The people present last night are making a difference in Honduras that they will never fully understand. We are going to change the world one child at a time with the guidance of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for being a part of this great ministry in Mission Lazarus!

A huge thank you goes to my mom, Debbie Hedgepath, and Pat and Mac Hughes for putting many hours into the planning of this evening. What a blessing they have been to me! Also, thank you to the Hayes', Lawson's, Anderson's, Lankford's, Will Baxter, Lacey Hughes, Andrea Hobbs and the Berry's Chapel church for their continued support and participation.

Save the date of Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 as the next time to gather and help the children of Southern Honduras.

Chad