The best-laid plans of . . . you know that quote. Here we are, ready to open, but a major (for us) complication has arisen. The fire marshal tells us that we will have to have a fire alarm system, because we plan to house people.
So here is what we need help with:
1. If any of you know a company that installs fire alarms in this area, please let us know (so far our search has been fruitless).
2. Better yet, if you know any companies that do it economically, so much the better.
3. If you have any quick fund-raising ideas, better yet.
4. OR, if you have some money, and want a Fire Alarm System named for you, send it, and we will call it the Generous Donor Honorary Fire Alarm System, with your name in place of Generous Donor in Big Letters right inside the front door.
All kidding aside, even though we do not really understand the need for this, it looks as if it will be necessary to put it in, and we have pretty well spent the last of the funds. We know that God will provide, so we are putting all we can in it, and pray that some of you will see fit to help.
Suggest you arrange another interview with the Marshall Messenger.
ReplyDeleteGet a local TV station to give you time for a Public Service Announcement and make a video of you and Dave crying big buckets of tears a la Jimmy Swaggert after he was caught with the prostitute and lost his donors.
Better yet, get on national TV and tell everyone how you have asked God to take you home to heaven if you cannot complete this homeless shelter. It worked well for Oral Roberts. A dog track owner in Florida gave him several million to finish the hospital complex he was building.
If none of that works, ask God for it and let Him find the money. He has a lot better resources with which to work.
Seriously, I hope you get what you need. I was being a bit sarcastic with Jimmy and Oral, but the last option works every time.