Ronnie Hepperly
Ronnie Hepperly
boat eight hard hours panama places plus quite reach sent services team ways
We did two different services there plus we sent a team to some places of Panama that were eight hours away by boat and then quite a ways by foot, in some of the really hard to reach places.
bowl cream eating hungry kid rice words
To see a hungry kid eating a bowl of rice like it's ice cream -- there's a satisfaction in that, that words can't express.
afford buy cars controls kids matter nice pull remote string toys wrong
We got some toys for $1 apiece. They were really nice cars, battery-operated cars with remote controls, but something was wrong and the remote controls didn't work. The kids can't afford to buy these and they don't have batteries, so it didn't matter to them. They'd pull them by a string or whatever.
approval believe god gonna puts stamp supposed wants works
I believe the more we do what God wants us to do as a church, the more He puts his stamp of approval on you. All we know is what we feel like we're supposed to do. This works for us, and we ain't gonna quit.
came economic fears gas high money previous slower wire year
The money came in a little slower this year than in previous years because of fears of economic downturn, Katrina, high gas prices. It came right down to the wire this year.
ahead food packages prepare ship
We'd ship the toys, packages and food ahead of time, and they would prepare things for us.