March 8, 2023 – Last weekend was the Missions Conference at Light and Life FMC at the Park in Lakeland. Diane and I were invited to be guest missionaries with several others. We flew down and were able to share what God is doing in and through our work.
What was a true blessing was the number of people that either live there year-round or are down during the cold months up north. It seemed like every time we turned around, we were running to someone with a connection to either Diane or me in our past. They are all great people who have served God well in their own lives. We felt it might just be a little of what heaven will be like.
Side note – during our time in Florida our Ann Arbor location had a shop lifting incident. Casey was able to catch them and report it to police. They took over $750 of merchandise which we did get back. This does bring up a concern about the cost and realities of doing business these days. It is getting harder and harder. With inflation still high people aren't buying as much and our sales year over year are way down. The needs we address and serve by selling fairtrade items as still very much there. So please be in prayer about the retail realities we face. Pray for our staff, pray for protection, pray for sales and donations.
We know God is in control but sometimes need some reminders.
Thanks for your prayers and support.
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