08/30/2024
PERSPECTIVE
Our friends in Tanzania who visit our group annually.
**Divine Interventions**
August 29, 2024
Dear Friends and Supporters,
This may be the first time some of you have received our newsletter, if it
is the first time, welcome to Falcos Children Africa in Tanzania. We
currently have 127 children we are taking care of and have 70 acres of land.
We grow maze, beans, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, onions, peppers and misc.
other vegetables on the land, and we have sheep, goats, bulls, milk cows and
chickens. We currently have 64 full time Tanzanians to help take care of the
children, farm, security, and maintenance of the ten homes to take care of
the children and staff.
We have 127 Children but only 90 are in the below picture because we have 40
that
are 3 years and younger.
Backus Family
James 1:27, Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is
this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself
from being polluted by the world.
We arrived back in Tanzania a week ago from driving over 9,000 miles across
the U.S. during the summer months to various appointments and events and
have witnessed God's amazing love and mercy surrounding us each new day. We
have had experiences that to the naked eye, may seem major setbacks, but
were instead divine appointments and interventions prepared by God to remind
us that while we are not on man's mission, but His, no matter where we go,
because He has appointed us, He has equipped us, and He has gone ahead of us
and has instructed his other children to receive us with open arms and
hearts to encourage us with prayers, fellowship, and financial support for
our journey. We were never alone. Neither did we feel devoid of His
presence.
One particular experience occurred in August while traveling to a conference
in Orlando, Florida. our 20-year-old Honda Odyssey wouldn't start. We would
need to rent a car, but first, we had to tow our vehicle to a mechanic for
evaluation and then on to the rental agency, so my husband Jerry called for
an Uber.
The Uber driver arrived within minutes to provide transportation to the car
rental lot 20 minutes away from the garage working on our car. During the
ride, Jerry shared the love of Jesus and spoke about our work in Tanzania
with the joyous children at the orphanage. Suddenly, Jerry felt impressed to
ask the driver if he needed prayer. The driver immediately responded "yes",
and shared that he had been seeking someone to pray with him all day due to
difficult circumstances in his life.
Jerry prayed for the driver. He expressed his gratitude, his face washed in
tears, as he explained how he had asked all his friends to pray for him that
particular day. He just felt the desperate need to call on God, but no one
had time. He began to feel helpless and rejected. This divine appointment,
born from a broken starter, allowed Jerry to be there for someone in need of
prayer. A 911 connection to the Lord Most High! Jerry received the blessing
of a "No Charge" transportation for a 20-minute Uber ride! Praise God for
these interventions, even when they come disguised as setbacks.
We may not always understand why God does things that seem disappointing at
the time, but we can still praise Him for divine interventions and
appointments that encourage us and remind us of His presence. The scripture
says, "Rejoice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice"!
Thank you for all your prayers. You may never know when a friend, family
member, or even a stranger, may need your prayer. God may send you at the
right time to intervene on His behalf for His glory even when circumstances
seem questionable. Remember wherever He has sent you, He has already
equipped you and provided for you and all for strengthening our faith and
for
Our next project at Falco's Children village is building to continue housing
more children at the orphanage. Currently, we have approximately 127
children, and really need more homes to accommodate additional babies and
children in desperate need. The cost of constructing one building is around
$52,000. Your help in this project would mean we can accommodate more
children who otherwise would be left to the mercy of harsher elements.
Our monthly expense has increased by $3,500 because we received 33 babies at
one time on April 3rd from an orphanage that had to close. It cost a lot
for diapers and milk along with us hiring seven new staff members. Will you
please help us increase our monthly support? Will you please share this
with you friends and family and your employer to help us take care of as
many orphans as we can?
We have three ways you can help us with the children we are taking care of.
You can use PayPal on our website or Zelle by using the e-mail address of:
jerry@falcoschildrenafrica.org
Or by using HubSpot with one of the below links.
For monthly Support please use this link.
https://app.hubspot.com/payments/9WZs7qgSSF7Wpmg7?referrer=PAYMENT_LINK
For one time donation please use this link.
https://app.hubspot.com/payments/xWY9PpPRKTYG9?referrer=PAYMENT_LINK
God bless you, and may He continue to use you to bless others as He sets up
divine appointments for us to reach others on this journey.
Will you please write to us and share how we can pray for you and your
family?
Will you please share this update with your family and friends?
With lots of love,
Jerry and Valerie Backus
Falco Children's Village
P.O. box 14
Sapulpa, OK 74067
www.FalcosChildrenAfrica.org
