The First Trustee Meeting & Other Stuff

Hi everyone,
Here are a few updates regarding the trust...

We had our first trustee meeting in October, it went well.
Some of the points that were raised and have been since addressed are:

Getting an accountant for the trust.

Getting a copy of the paperwork for the plot of land purchased in Busimbe (Tanzania).

Thanking those who had donated their time, services and advise to the trust, e.g. lawyer.

Opened 2 bank accounts, one for money in New Zealand and one for money off shore.

More NGO (Tanzania) research.

Look into website, blog site and other promo stuff.

So what has the Mills family been up to?
Well praise the Lord! Our house is now unconditional and will sell, however due to the global economic recession we have sold it for tens of thousands of dollars less than we had anticipated, but this has been a great lesson in God’s providential sovereignty and our sanctification.

So we are currently living and working all over the place...that is with a 200 km gap between home and work.
If you are in the habit of prayer your intercession would be much appreciated as we continue down this narrow road.

Opportunity for application.
Since returning from Tanzania earlier this year (my wife and I,) we have been able to stay in contact with our friend and host, Rev. Cleo Malobo via email and SMS (text message).
This has been a great way to keep the enthusiasm level up during the difficult times back here in NZ.
However we were also informed of an extremely sad event that has occurred since we had visited. Cleo told us one of the ‘evangelists’ (sort of like an intern-pastor over his own church) under his leadership, who was a really enthusiastic friendly guy had “got himself another wife and kicked out his other wife and children”.
At this point (as is probably the case for you reading this right now) many questions and emotions come flooding into your mind.
So while we were coming to terms with the shock we realised that we are being presented with an opportunity to do something.
We were informed that the wife and children had gone to one of the small islands on Lake Victoria where there are many fishing villages. There are no schools on this island either.
The main concern quickly became apparent that women who are single and have no income and are hanging around fishing villages almost totally populated by men, run the risk of being tempted into prostitution as there is no welfare or other form of income available. Not to mention all the other risks of being in that sort of environment without a husband to protect you etc.
It was another interesting look into the ‘African mind’ as we asked what was to be done about the situation…it would now seem that we have come across a couple of occasions where you might assume that the local community or church would rally around and at least temporarily meet the needs of the person in distress, but not so. There seems to somewhat of a standoff approach to helping out. Maybe I missed something, who knows.
After some discussion with our friend Cleo he was able to find accommodation for the lady and her children, in between being a pastor, husband and father, going to his younger brothers funeral and attending a leaders conference…busy man!
Cleo later informed me that prostitution and a general loose morality exists deep within the culture of the women in that general area of Tanzania, which would have contributed to the evangelists downfall.
So we believe that this would be a good opportunity to begin supporting a woman and children who are in distress.
This situation sent other thoughts racing through my mind…If we had a building on the plot of land already, then the trust could have really been effective!
What can we do as a family to prepare for this sort of demonic stronghold in the area of adultery and fornication, how as a husband and a father can I better equip my family and myself to deal with this evil?
What is slowing us down from getting over there?
Etc. etc...

So that will do for now.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, we will continue to post as we have news.
May we continue to glorify God in all that we do!

Introductory Post

Hello to you all,
for those of you who are reading this and are unaware of who we are and what our goals are, it is our hope that this Blog will help to provide you with factual information to help you gain a better perspective of The Yakobo 1:27 Charitable Trust.
For those of you who do know do know us...or are part of us, Hi! :)
For you, we hope that this Blog will be able to keep you up to date with the goings on of the Trust and or our family also.
So whichever camp you find yourself in...I would just like to say thanks for stopping by and showing some interest.
May we glorify God in all that we do!