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October Baby
Author Archives: Rusty
Year-End Update
Almost a year ago now Sabbath House set out to execute her new vision. The charge was threefold: 1. Establish a ministry serving the unborn at risk and their mothers. 2. Establish a ministry serving international students. 3. Support the ecumenical ministries already serving local poor. The end of 2010 finds the first two goals [...]
Lavender House News
Rick and Marilyn Young have settled into a four bedroom home they are leasing through the Spring semester. Our first client was received last week, and she is acclimating well. She’s due in March, so please consider her and her baby for Christmas gifts. Marilyn can provide you with sizes and other details (208-310-1947). Marilyn leads [...]
International Student Outreach
Here’s the latest report from our Chairman, Matt Meyer, who has been leading the International Student Outreach: We have seven families active as friendship families with the U of I program between CC and Trinity. This Thanksgiving our offer of hospitality was accepted by six students. Plans for this Christmas include inviting our students to [...]
Hope Center Tutoring
Jonathan Staab has been doing an excellent job administrating the Tutoring Center. He has a faithful crew of tutors, mostly from NSA, and he has a couple of grateful clients. The Hope Center recently tithed to Sabbath House, for which we are immensely grateful.
Lavender House A St. Property
The background of this site is a picture of the duplex’s interior a few days ago. While the building was virtually torn down to the walls due to regular updating needs and mold issues, I decided to add third bedrooms to each unit to increase income for the short term, property value should a sale [...]
Financials
With a zeroed out budget, accurate expense projections for the Lavender House duplex renovation, and considering the $25,000 we have in a cd as cash, I expect our cash balance to hold steady at $30,000 by March. I really hope that we’ve added value to the duplex through our renovations, but if not, it’s value [...]