Tool Drive Report
| A month ago I shared about a hope to bring a truck-bed full of tools to Rock Nest Ranch as a part of a Tool Drive. I am excited to share that we leave tomorrow to make the journey to RNR with a bed full of tools. My prayer specifically was that we would receive enough quality tools to fill the bed of my truck, while still being able to close the locking tonneau cover. And, in fact, the Lord provided essentially a perfect amount of tools to fill the bed without overfilling it. As I look at the situation, I feel so confident that this was the Lord’s idea that He gave me, and then He did all the heavy lifting of encouraging His people to fill the truck. I just get to be a conduit of the blessing, and that’s pretty awesome, but it is all His work. A friend and fellow missionary with UIM, Bill Coupe, flew in from Glendale, AZ today and will be joining me on the trip. I’m really glad to have someone coming along with me, and thankful for the chance to get to know Bill better. We are planning to leave at 7:30 Wednesday morning, with a stop at Sunset Bible Church in University Place, where I will pick up the last handful of tools. I do still have a little space in the bin that is in the back of the truck, so those tools already have a spot waiting for them. Then the truck bed really will be FULL. Please pray as we cross the border tomorrow. I expect we will get to the border between 12:30-1:00, if travel goes as planned. We do have every tool documented, with a letter stating that the tools are all being donated to Rock Nest Ranch at no cost. We expect that the border patrol may want to inspect what we are bringing. Whatever the case, and however long we may have to be at the border, we are praying that we will be able to cross without much trouble (or tariffs!) into Canada. As I’ve mentioned before, we will be helping manage the Rock Nest facility for a large Men’s Retreat rental group. I am hopeful that it will double as a refreshing time for Bill and myself with this group of men. And we are hopeful, too, to be able to visit some of the other UIM missionaries along the way, either coming or going. If you want to see the list of the tools that were donating, and that are currently filling the back of my truck, you can see that list here. Many of you donated tools or dollars. Some of the dollars will go toward the purchase of a brand new Table Saw, and some of the other dollars helped buy a few tools we are bringing. Thank you so much! What a great blessing this will be to Rock Nest Ranch. It’s not very often that a missions-funded camp gets such a significant influx of high quality tools. These will be used for God’s glory and the good of the campers and staff who come to Rock Nest for years to come! |
Prayer Needs
- Pray for our ability to bring the tools across the border without too much trouble or taxes.
- Pray for our families who are staying home while Bill and I travel for a week. We like being with our families, so a week away is extra work for our wives, in particular.
- Pray for God to do good work in the lives of the men who come to the Men’s Retreat.
Continue to pray for teams to come use the tools! We have great tools for many projects that are needed. We are now praying that the Lord would raise up groups to come pick up those tools and join us in the ministry at Rock Nest Ranch through work projects!
Conclusion
This is just so exciting to see God move in so many people and cause them to give. May the Lord bring workers to use the tools, so that we have spaces available for campers and staff to meet the Lord and learn to walk with Him for a lifetime! Ryan and Leanne Donovan
