Here’s a recent update from Phil Eckart, President of Revive Liberia…

Dear friends,

My neighbor ( a former Sunday school student of mine ), is in charge of servicing backup generators for schools, hospitals etc. I have had him looking for a 20K unit for us. He told me this is their most common model. So far he has had no luck save one deal. Ruth Lilly died recently. Apparently she had a 150K generator on her estate. Someone didn’t want it there after her death and it was returned to the manufacturer. My friend said it may be available for us since they have no money in it. I just talked to him and he told me it consumes about 20 gallons an hour at full load. At light load about 8 to 10 gallons are used.

I had lunch with Amos yesterday, he told me to get my hands on that thing no matter what. It is of great value over there either on Roberts Field Road or Buchanan. As of this morning I am contacting the right people for me to meet about this. Please keep this in your prayers. This could be a really big contact.

Amos has been a good friend to Revive Liberia and is currently helping us with several different facets of our operation.  Please keep his efforts in your prayers.

Kurt and I went to Indy this week to meet a fellow who sells stainless steel surgical tools cheap. These are not defective in any way. It is 5 to 10 cents on the dollar of retail. After this situation is resolved with the hospital this can be a really good resource for us. The newsletter is finished and is on the web. It will be “mailed” out email very soon. We are about $2000 short of shipping the container and another $1500 or so short when it arrives for dutys. We are still looking for an industrial (or older) jointer.

One last point. I am so grateful to God for all of you. When God called me to this work I felt so unqualified. Though I have had more real life experiences than most I find myself surrounded by people with such deep skills and or education. I still feel unqualified. God has moved so many hearts of people with such depth of skill and character to help I am forever grateful to Him. I mean this about every one of you. Remember Danay’e in your prayers. She has been through so much and is now going through more physical pain. The doctors don’t seem to have a handle on it. She needs our regular prayers. I will be posting regular updates on the web, at least once a week, to keep everyone informed about events concerning RL.

Many of you know that Thomas is here in the states. Unfortunately because we are saving for the container we were not able to get him to us. He is in Colorado and will then go back to South Carolina before returning to Liberia. We have decided to let his supporters send their funds through Revive LIberia. Danay’e has spent some time on this getting it just so with the tax laws. Thomas has been a great help to our ministry. Even as we speak Frog is working with Andrew Bosh ( Thomas’s understudy) in pastor training with SP. We hope never again will we have such a friend to Revive Liberia in the states and not be able to see them!

I received an email a month or so ago from a church in Dallas. I think they are associate with Dallas Theological Seminary. The fellow I talked to Googled Liberia agriculture and our web site came up. They have a fellow they have supported for 10 years in Liberia, building churches and training leaders. Low and behold I found out this fellow is working with Thomas, SP, and knows Frog well. This may very well lead to some synergy in all of our works.

Thanks and remember, ”Thanks be to the Lord, who daily carries our burdens for us, God is our salvation” Psalm 68:19

Phil Eckart

President

Revive Liberia Missions Inc.