LHGM's New Block Machine Builds Homes and Hope | 新希望新事工——压砖机铸造新的家与希望

The most important lesson we have learned in our 30 years of ministry and serving others, is the absolute knowing that If God takes us there, He will provide all we need. He brings loving hearts to partner with us to use their gifts and talents to bring sustainable solutions to problems that seem too high to reach.  

We would like to share how God brought a willing heart to make a life changing difference in the lives of our dear friends who suffer from the life challenges of impoverishment. Severe poverty can rob deserving people of the ability to provide a safe home for their families. Stick and mud homes over time become brittle and cannot hold up to the elements. Storms come and leave families homeless.

One of God’s willing hearts works as a metalsmith and learned about an opportunity to build a metal block machine that uses 90% dirt and 10% concrete.  His desire was to serve God and listened to His call to use his abilities to change lives. This amazing gift brings the ability for severely impoverished families to have a strong and safe home, something they could have never dreamed possible.  This man, along with his group of friends built this amazing block machine and donated it to our ministry. We shipped the machine to Honduras and to our missionaries who serve the Tolupan.  

We are so excited to share this amazing gift and photos of our first blocks that have been built.  In a few months, we’ll be able to share the wonderful homes that are built with this machine. The joyful hearts as they labor and build a safe and strong home. They can access dirt easily and with our help, they can buy a small amount of concrete to be able to use the block machine and one by one, build their family a home. It is our prayer that in this joyful experience, they will see the never-ending love of God and how He provides for their needs.

We are blessed to experience and share the joy of these families and we would like to honor the loving heart who listened to God’s call and said, “yes Lord, I’m willing”. This group is now working on a second block machine.  We have an opportunity to multiply this blessing many times over and serve so many more impoverished families in every impoverished country we serve.  If you would like to contribute to this program to help with the cost of building future metal block machines, bags of concrete for families and shipping expenses to send the machine to impoverished countries, we invite you to our website to donate under the ‘Build a Safe Home’ program link.

This blessing gives so much more than a strong home, it gives the family the pride of providing for themselves. Poverty robs people of dignity and Hope, but God answers prayer and gives us daily miracles, if we as believers just take a minute to listen to His call.  If He takes you there, He will provide all you need.

Someone, somewhere is waiting for you.

我们在过去30多年的事工和服事中所学到的最重要的一课是：我们已经完全相信，只要神带领我们到那个地方，祂会供应我们所需的一切。祂会带领爱主的并有爱心的人与我们携手同工，我们一起使用神给我们的恩赐和能力，为那些看似无解的难题带去可持续的解决方案。

我们这次分享的是神如何带领一颗乐意奉献的心，为那些饱经贫困之苦的人们带去生命的改变。在我们帮助的Langue地区，当地的居民用树枝和泥巴糊就的小泥屋很容易坍塌，一场暴雨就会让泥屋归于无有，而他们瞬间无家可归。有一位来自的美国的基督徒铁匠渴望事奉神，愿意听从神的呼召，摆上自己的才干。他建造了一种手工金属压砖机。该机器使用90%沙土和10%混凝土就可以做砖。这个机器可以帮助极度贫困的家庭有能力自己建造一个坚固安全的房子，而这是他们从前无法想象的。铁匠和他的朋友们组装了这个压砖机，捐赠给我们。我们将机器运到洪都拉斯，交给了服事印第安部落Tolupan的本地宣教士。

我们迫不及待地与您分享，看看这个神奇的压砖机，以及我们手工压制的第一批砖的照片。相信几个月后，我们就可以与您再次分享使用这些砖建造的安全坚固的房子的照片，以及他们建造这样一个美好家园时的喜悦之情。他们那里到处都有沙土，加上我们提供的一小部分混凝土，一步一步地，他们就可以自己建造家园。我们的祷告是，藉着这个喜悦的过程，让他们看到神无尽的爱，以及神丰富的供应。

我们很感恩能够经历这些并与您分享这些家庭的喜悦，我们也致敬那些听到神的呼召就回应说我愿意的弟兄姊妹们！铁匠团队现在正在制作第二台压砖机。我们现在有机会可以使得这个祝福倍增，去帮助更多的贫困的家庭。您可以捐款制造压砖机、购买混凝土或运输费用等等。您可以在我们的网站点击 “Build a Safe Home” 项目链接来捐款。

这份祝福带给贫困家庭的不仅仅是一个坚固安全的房子，更重要的是让他们体会自己建造自己家园的自豪感。贫穷会剥夺人的尊严和希望，但神听我们的祷告，每天都有神迹，只要我们愿意花一分钟的时间来倾听祂的呼召！如果祂把你带到那里，祂会提供你所需要的一切。

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