New Thing

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:19)

God continues to amaze. He is doing a new thing at The Rock.

Recently, we shared that our university scholarship program to make leaders and disciples in Uganda was in financial jeopardy. We foresaw a potential dilemma when tuition came due May 1 between paying fees now or having students sit out a term or two while we launch a dairy project that could sustain students for generations to come.

We resolved to trust the Lord and seek His perfect will. We invited supporters like you to be a part of the process. God moved and many of you responded through prayer and generosity.

The result is The Rock now has 10 dairy cows and all of our college students are continuing class uninterrupted! And we can see how God used the financial challenges to strengthen our faith and improve our ministry.

Margaret is in Uganda now helping to launch the dairy operations conducted in partnership between The Rock and Uganda Christian University. All of our students now are contributing to their educations and gaining valuable experience by working on the farm. Margaret also is helping the students set up housekeeping. The financial squeeze prompted us to consolidate our students’ housing from various hostel accommodations to putting the men together in one housing unit and the women in another – both in the same compound.

Not only does this save money, but it promotes more teamwork, fellowship and basic life and relationship skills among our scholarship students.
It is a good example of one of our favorite Bible verses.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the Lord.
"As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9)

Also, it is proof of another favorite:

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

To Him be the glory!