There's something
really hard about timing in the Land of the Unexpected.
Is NOW the right
time to get a guard dog? Should we wait until we have an allocation?
Will this be a good
way to have a toddler let of energy, in puppy cuddles, or is a beast of a dog
going to overwhelm my son who still wants to play with the puppy?
So I put it in the
hands of the Lord.
I'll ask one church
to buy me a guard puppy. A small church. Generous, but without deep pockets.
If the Lord has
given them the resources and desire to hook us up, we'll take it as a sign.
When I dropped the
figure of $500, there was some hesitation.
But Colonial Heights
Church of Christ decided to host a fund raiser, nonetheless, trusting the Lord
to provide.
A Cici's Pizza night
Through proceeds
from the event, generosity from the owner to give them 10% of all the business
that evening, not just those who came for the fund-raiser, "selling"
dog biscuits, and additional gifts, Colonial Heights not only raised the $500 but
more, leading them to give us an additional check for $100 to help with
expenses.
So we'll be
receiving our puppy soon!
This is Regina at 3
weeks. She's a Neo-Mastiff Rottweiler mix.
Presently she's 12
weeks old so a lot bigger than this photo shows!
She should be
arriving in the next couple of weeks.
Luckily, we'll have
a fairly well-trained guard dog on the property for the first couple of weeks
she's here, so hopefully she'll pick up some good habits!
Please pray for
Regina.
PNG is rough on
puppies. We'll keep her on the porch for a while, away from rocks (which they
like to eat and then can't pass and then die) and away from cane toads (which
they also like to eat, but are poisonous). But there's a number of other ways
for a puppy to die.
The Lord used His
funds to purchase her and now we need His hand to protect her.
Also, pray that
James and Regina bond in a crazy way worthy of writing a work of literature on.
(Probably a sad one
as most stories of dogs are, where it ends with Regina dying a hero's death as
she intercepts the strike of a Death Adder to save my son's life, killing the
snake, but alas, falling victim to its bite of death.)
(Also pray that my
children never encounter a death adder…)
(Or any member of
our household…)
In conclusion,
Thank you, Colonial
Heights, for your faith when it comes to funds and for investing your resources
in us and our ministry.
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