Next Four Nights

Again I find myself officially homeless.

Thankfully I have the 10 dollars for the homeless shelter if necessary.

I also have 25 dollars just in case they charge me that for my laptop.

One person said that fee is for the use of electricity there.

When I heard that after my first time there I went to find a safe place to store it.

But the bus station does not have lockers any longer.

When I got back they did not ask for 25 dollars so I did not offer to pay.

I do not plan to use their electricity anyway.

I have been going to the community college downtown.

They have lots of plugs and WIFI all over the campus.

That is where I am as I write this.

But the college will be closed on Friday for the Fourth of July.

Then they will open on Monday.

There is a downtown library will be open on Saturday and Sunday.

Then I return to missionary housing on Monday for 4 nights.

Pray for God to guide and provide WIFI on Friday.

I know of one Starbucks and there are a few others in the downtown district.

Plus surely there are cafes or other places.

Mostly what I need to do for the coming days does not require Internet.

I need to go over the many fund raising files and organize them.

I can do that best with my online mind map service but I can live without it for a while.

The short videos I mentioned before will be mostly screen capture of Power Point slide shows.

Each Power Point slide will force me to focus on one simple point at a time.

I cannot ramble as much as I do in these updates.

I will not be concerned with using public domain images to illustrate it right away.

That might come when I get back to missionary housing.

The missionary housing will be a peaceful setting to shoot the videos and upload the text.

Today I got more indications about the door opening for me to stay at the Marriot.

Everything is very positive and will certainly happen.

But the timing is unknown.

It could be about July 9 or even before that.

I need to neither deny this possibility nor totally count on it.

My major cost of living is housing.

The other option is couch surfing and that could be a dandy provision.

Hopefully I can do some couch surfing during the next 4 nights.

And if the Marriot door does not open then I could couch surf after the missionary housing.

Pray earnestly for me to set up my profile today and seek hosts.

May the Lord lead me to the right places to stay.

When I set up my couch surfing account they asked for a registration fee of 25 dollars.

That was an option that I skipped because I could not afford it.

The web page said this helps to verify you are who you say you are due to debit card name is same.

That makes sense to me.

It says that hosts prefer to connect with those that have been verified.

So on my Wish List is 25 dollars to register and get verified with couch surfing.

May the Lord send me the money for that.

It is less expensive than 50 dollars a night at Motel 6.

I still want to stay at Motel 6 for these 4 nights.

But I do not have cash or sponsor yet.

Another major need is a basic cell phone with voice and text.

The large stores and phone service providers sell these.

I went into Metro PCS and I can get a phone plus a month’s service for 50 dollars.

There is no contract.

That would greatly help with fund raising.

Please pray for God to make a way for that provision very soon.

Some people have expressed a concern that I am not actively seeking a job.

Let me briefly address that matter.

First of all know that I have thought about this and prayed about it much.

Again being completely open and honest with you I have not felt led to seek a job now.

I have repeatedly surrendered my will to know and do the will of the Lord.

I have done that many times a week since I was born again in 1977.

I have done it many time during this last week.

Instead I have felt led to do what it takes to get the vision for the ministry online.

I know that I have nearly exhausted the support of my friends.

I will need to quickly enroll the support of strangers.

I have studied the success stories at Indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/

In less than a month many have raised many thousands of dollars.

That was used to launch all kinds of enterprises.

There are people right now there waiting to see the new sites.

There are those who enjoy giving to see a person’s dreams become a reality.

I just need to get it together and tell my story there.

The option of couch surfing and the Marriot possibility will make my life easier.

I have studied the background of all those who started a business or a ministry.

They all had struggles at first and those struggles might have lasted months or years.

So these difficulties do not bother me.

They come with the territory of starting a new enterprise.

I said to give me a week and by then I would have funding or I would seek a job.

What I expected when I made that statement was I would have access to my desktop files.

I have only had those file a very short time.

There was a long delay for me to get the key to the storage and get a ride there.

Note the time table for seeking and starting any job.

It takes days or maybe weeks to get a job offer.

Then employment begins.

But there is a long time until the first full paycheck.

I saw this happen many times as house manager.

If I was to go down that road then how would I survive until the paycheck?

Besides financial survival what about emotional survival?

I have attempted to launch a ministry many times over the decades.

I have failed and needed to get any job.

Those jobs paid my basic bills.

But sooner than later, depression and despair were my constant companions.

I have a golden opportunity to make another run at it.

It might work and it might not.

But I will learn much no matter what happens.

If this launches then I will have lots of other challenges.

I will be starting to fulfill my calling.

There will be many parts of the educational nonprofit that will unfold fast.

The thousands of hours of preparations for these past years will pay off.

Today my resume would not be attractive to most employers.

I do not have work experience that is appealing.

That is because I have been investing most of my waking hours for this.

I do not have educational credentials that would open doors to jobs.

But I have been self-educated and I can use lots of the latest online services.

Over the years I have attempted to serve at churches and para church organizations.

All of them I met are far behind in the harnessing of the proven business tools.

None of them are ready and willing to make major changes to catch up.

I know that many who read this do not like what I wrote.

What you want to read is how I have been diligently seeking a job.

You want updates about job possibilities.

You want me to get back in that same old groove.

Sorry to disappoint you.

I need to follow where I believe the Lord is leading me.

That has included hardships but it will lead to spiritual fruitfulness.

After the crowd sourcing platform is online funds will arrive.

I do not know how much or how fast.

I will use that setting to enroll many more on new email lists.

Those updates will not be as often or as urgent.

Gradually I will get outfitted and prepared to visit those cities.

I will meet with key people and present to small groups.

Those will be added to email lists.

I will be enrolling intercessors, advisers and donors.

These are many lessons online about how to grow email lists.

There are many ways to make money from growing email lists.

I have studied these over the years.

What will excite them and bring them back is going with me on those adventures.

Also we will begin to collaboratively create educational modules.

Those will be just the beginning of the digital inventory of what we make together.

When the time is right I will travel overseas.

I expect that in due time I will visit India, Philippines and Australia.

The quest is to find a suitable location to plant the headquarters.

From there I will reach out globally.

Also there will be local outreaches but those are secondary.

You are welcomes to ignore my emails until you read a happy subject line.

Or you can unsubscribe.

There are also those who God has sent to stick with me all the way.

I am always thankful for your prayers.

I trust that God will send to me generous donors.

My needs will be met.

It is nearly 4 PM on Thursday as I write this.

I felt the Lord indicating yesterday I would sleep in the homeless shelter tonight.

I admit I had been fighting that.

That seems to be the case.

I am not sure about tomorrow night.

I might be couch surfing.

UPDATE

•       God provided enough money for the stay at the missionary housing plus some margin.

•       I checked out about noon and I have reservations to return there on Monday July 7.

•       I will spend tonight in the homeless shelter. Please pray for my health and the security of the laptop.

•       I will seek couch surfing options.

PRAYER

3 requests for me and can be adapted for others.

May I embrace the fact that each day is a day that You have made. May I rejoice in that and look for Your mercies that are new every day.

You are the Potter and I am Your clay. May I surrender to Your ways and timing as You shape my life.

May I know personally the truth of that statement what Christ is all you have then that is all you need.

Shalom