"You make a way
where there is no way"
"You make a way where there is no way," God said to Janet as she climbed Tokatoka Peak in the pre-dawn darkness for three years with her friends. She cleared the path from fallen branches, cobwebs and slippery rotten leaves... and firmed up the footholds with strategically-placed rocks that she carried in for the task when the clay was soft. They welcomed the dawn from the mountain-top, rain, hail and shine.
Arapohue Retreat is no different. We've gone ahead and made the way... where there was no way... for people struggling. We are there at that critical time when they reach out for help when the clay of their heart is soft. When they're at the bottom of their barrel. We're amazed at the lengths God goes to in order to rescue just one of his sons or daughters. We're also amazed at the faithfulness of God to provide day after day for the restoration effort at the camp and the day-to-day needs. We want to thank you for being a part of the journey.
Thank you...
Ray, Janet and the team
New life
springs forth everywhere at Arapohue Retreat, from the baby chicks to the new orchard trees, creation is awaiting the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.
The guests, volunteers and visitors absolutely love the animals, gardens and the farm life.
It helps them appreciate the beauty of creation, come back down to earth and find their peace and joy again in the simplicity of nature.
Kayla
We celebrate with Kayla, two-years free from addiction and her new lease on life
When she arrived at Arapohue Retreat Kayla had lost everything... her health, her children and her hope. She'd been an alcoholic and meth addict for 25-years and was suffering from severe PTSD.
She experienced much healing from trauma through the grace of God and the loving care and prayer of our volunteer team.
Within 5-months Kayla had four of her children back in her care and we had to keep running to restore cabins to accommodate her rapidly growing family.
She now ministers to women and loves teaching them the word of God. Well done Kayla, we are so grateful to God for your restoration. See her interview on The Fresh Start with David Obeda here...
The Lodge
(Kitchen, dining, recovery group centre and games room)
This important hub has a rusty and leaky roof.
A very generous donor has donated 2/3rds of the money needed to re-roof, but we still need $10,000 to get it going.
Can you help this month?
The Garden
The garden is progressing with new raised beds
Raised Beds 1 & 2
Maurie & Jesse's finishing touches
Thanks so much Maurie and Jesse for beautifully finishing the first two beds with a shelf to make it a bit more comfortable to work on the beds.
"Get ready to feed people", the Lord said to Janet. So we have been trying, but we found that with a veggie garden on the ground, it was impossible to keep the kikuyu grass at bay. We wasted untold hours of back-breaking work and good plants trying to fight the battle with the weeds, so now we're killing the grass with builders plastic and building raised beds.
Maurie & Jesse shown here building three more new raised beds. The black metal stakes will hold up wire to support the climbing and staking plants.
We're recycling the soil taken from the original beds to help fill the new raised beds on top of layers of cardboard, rotten firewood and clay.
As the garden project continues, we are now needing a sponsor/s for three more new beds at $390 each or $1,170 to cover the materials. Can you help?
The Plastic Pavers
FOR SALE, BARGAIN PRICE - FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED
(1) pavers for your project: driveways, carparks, holding gravel on pathways or fill with topsoil and grass seed.
(2) a genuine investment opportunity for someone to obtain these new pavers at low price for bulk and then sell in small lots for a considerable margin.
Similar individual pavers are worth $23 - $32 each retail (depending on brand), so the retail value of this total shipment received in NZ is $46,000 - $64,000. We imported the pavers for a fraction of this and we are prepared to accept offers under $10,000. We prefer to sell as one lot. 20m3 to transport.
2000 heavy duty pavers
Individual size: 500mm x 500mm x 48mm. Great for driveways, carparks, holding gravel on pathways or fill with topsoil and grass seed.
Interlocking, 4 make 1 sqm
4 interlocked pavers make 1 sqm. 2000 interlocked pavers make 500 square metres. For more info please contact Ray on 027 254 6778.
Thanks to our partners
Your ongoing support means we can continue to work with people who are struggling.
You play a VIP part in providing a place where people's lives can be restored by God.
Kind regards and many thanks,
Ray & Jan Curle on behalf of the Arapohue Retreat & WSCT team
574 Hoyle Rd, Arapohue 0374
Wild Side Charitable Trust Registration No. CC55065
p. 09 439 5717 | 027 254 6778 | ray@thewildside.net | wildsidetrust.org
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