Alpacas enjoying a snack!
Hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy!
Lots of volunteers to feed the crowd!
Liu, Haiyan's daughter, Chen Chen and a friend
Liu, Haiyan and the singers
Pandora Celtica entertains the crowd!
Did you ever see the clowns at a circus come spilling out of their car, one after another until the audience gasps at the impossibility of the number of them…and still they keep climbing out? I was reminded of that childhood experience when I watched the volunteers spill out of their cars on the morning of our “Event”, July 16th. They came with folding tables and chairs, canopies and tents for the sun, and even a spinning wheel to demonstrate the spinning of the yarn made from the fleece of the alpacas on our farm. They laughed, set up, handled parking, led and played the games, prepared the food, and then they paid for the privilege. They shopped at our store, dropped checks in our box, encouragement and hope in our hearts. Then they packed up, cleaned up, and left us with hugs and promises of help to come, reminding us of the goodness of the God we all serve. We had over 200 visitors that day and earned enough money to send our first food delivery of $2,000.00.
According to the verse we received from God in the beginning of our ministry, Isaiah 43:19, we have begun a new thing again much like we did in the beginning, in Jilin Province, P.R.C., CA, and now in CO.
Our Event was meant to be the “Grand Opening” of our new office. We have officially opened the Western Regional Office of Threshold Ministries, Inc. here on our alpaca farm 40600 Valley View Court, Elizabeth, CO. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 1170, Elizabeth, CO 80107. Phone: (303)646-4245. Email: COthreshold@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Although our farm is in the country, we are only 20 minutes from 3 million people in the Denver metropolitan area. Many of these people have already discovered that a 20 minute drive will reap many blessings and they have begun to come for alpaca kisses, quiet, prayer, fellowship, to shop at our TMI store for jade, books, assorted Chinese goodies, or just to enjoy a cup of coffee or an iced tea. We keep cookies in the cookie jar for the children and pellets in the barn for them to feed to our alpacas. We are all being blessed; hopefully the children in Linjiang more than anyone.
Our guest room is rarely empty, as we enjoy the visits of family and friends. For the past three weeks, Liu Hai Yan, our director in China, and her little girl, Chen Chen visited with us. What joy! They were our best ambassadors and a source of strength and inspiration to all who met them. We will miss them terribly but are grateful to God that they return to Linjiang where Liu Hai Yan and staff will continue to minister to our very needy and very lovely children.
In closing, we wish you peace, joy, prosperity, and encourage you to join with us in beginning a new thing. At TMI, Fifteen years of listening to and following the direction of a huge and patient God has taught us that even when we fail to hear clearly, He is faithful to rescue us and redirect our efforts in the direction intended. He will provide; we will pray and work. God Bless!
Cindy
