Big Opportunity

I really need everybody praying about an opportunity that might really help me expand the ministry to the west side of the city. I currently have a training center in Zone 9 that has been very effective and that primarily for its location (but was limited in what we could offer and how many we could minister to). We have not really had a chance to maximize this training center but several people have come to Christ there and we currently hold meetings on Wednesday and Friday in it. But I have an opportunity that will improve my abilty to keep them coming or potential. It would be great for reaching the younger generation. Here are some pictures and I will explain as I go...

This boys home housed 22 or 24 boys in the past. The problem is that many of the boys moved on and there just is not as many homeless kids as there were ten years ago. They only have five boys left and are starting to transition this into something different. The above room was where they trained the kids on the computers. This could still be used for On-line Bible training, computer training for those that need to learn working skills, it could be used for several different things.

This is the soccer/basket ball court that could be used to pull the kids out of the city and make contact with them. The only time I have ever been able to really round up a group was when we played basketball with them. I am thinking this would be a much better set up for keeping the youth and young adults. This would be far more effective for team building rather then reaching out but we need both and we need a place they will invite their friends to.

This is a large group meeting room on the third floor. Two years ago this is the room that we used to hold our devotions with the orphans. If you remember the "If you were accused of being a Christian story" this is where we put Damian on the stand to see if he was a True Believer! The boys then prayed for him.....and later he accepted Christ.

http://www.hope4cee.org/stories/ontrial/index.html the story about the trial...!

This is a room where I could have small conferences and also let them watch soccer games, play ping pong and just have fun for a while before going up stairs to the large group area on the third floor. This is directly off of the kitchen which would be great for staying extended periods of time.

What I am praying about is closing the training center in Zone 9. Moving it here and then working the entire west side of the city from here. Actually the LOCATION of this place is horrible (It very difficult to get here by any mode of transportaion). But once they get here...it is awesome for its potential. So I am thinking that overall these young adults will come and that we could turn this place into a real dynamic place to reach the kids in the city. Train them in the Bible and then begin to reach out into some of our villages with them. The young people will come as they have NOTHING else to do...so a fifteen minute walk, one that they make everyday for other reasons probably won't hurt them.

We would set it up for teams on the second floor and small group training on the third floor. I am told that over 60 people can meet in the large room downstairs where they normally ate. This could be used for a large group meeting and then break into the small groups up stairs where there would be around 6 groups of 10 each. Then they could transfer this back into the city.

So moving this direction is a HUGE step of faith and will require a great deal of work to pull it off the way I want it but one step at a time and all need to be by faith which has taken us this far! This would not be the sole purpose of the building as it would be used as a sort of guest house / conference hall that could be used by other churches and other mission teams that come to Galati.

Please pray about this.....thanks...