It is a cool, refreshing evening as I wind down my hectic day here on the back porch of my cabin. It is 2AM, a perfect time to sit back and reflect on

all the happenings at the Galilean Home this past month. It has been an extremely busy month to say the least. Three large work teams were here to bless us with their skilled labor and refreshing fellowship. The month started off with a large team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 4,000 square feet of metal roofing was removed and replaced on one of the older buildings. It was great to have a roofing con-tractor amongst the group. This team also removed the large, old, front porch on the Main House and replaced it with a beautiful new porch. The next two teams were from Ontario, Canada. All three of these teams this month had at least 20 in the group, many willing hands and servant hearts to get a lot done. The last two groups primarily worked on pouring new sidewalks in front along with installing a beautiful, stainless steel hand rail to assist the residents in the girls dorm make their way into the Main House, Kitchen and Dining Room. If my mind is correct, we had 15 work teams since the first of March. All these work teams bring their own cooks along who not only feed them, but also everyone else who lives here. There was so much activity this summer that it seems strange as quiet as it is now! But things will change real fast!

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606-787-5120VOLUME 30 ISSUE 7

Back to School with an Auction on the Way

“This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out His commands.” 1 John 5:2August/September 2015

G A L I L E A N H O M E

SHEPHERD

School started last week which creates its own level of excitement and noise. I always look at the first days of school as the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall. Even with the warm days there is a lot of coolness at night. We have 62 students from pre-school through the 12th grade. God has blessed us with 15 great teachers. One teacher has been with us for 22 years. Scott Jones, our principle and volleyball/basketball coach, has been with us 17 years. We run three, 15- passenger vans into three neighboring counties daily – bringing in students who otherwise would not be able to attend GCA. Aside from the Amish and Mennonite schools, there is only one

other small Christian school. The closest are 30-to-40 miles away. It was back in 1987 when we felt God’s leading to start the Gali-lean Christian Academy. Before that our children attended the local Men-nonite School from Fall of 1979 until 1987 ex-cept for the year we lived in Montana, there they attended an Amish School. We have a girls’ vol-leyball and basketball team and a boys’ bas-ketball team. We have

a full gymnasium and the school has its own kitchen and dining room. Some of the children who graduated from here now have their own children attending. I have three grandchildren and one daughter who graduated from GCA and are now attending college. Daughter Ebony is 20 years old and a senior at Cincinnati Christian University and majors in Business with a minor in Youth Ministry. Grandson

Another group of GCA students taking on a new school year!

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ConTribUTe To oUr GroCery bUDGeT. You can still designate for meat, but consider a $25, $50, or $100 donation toward our monthly groceries. Our monthly grocery expense nears $11,500 every month.

We are still saving soup upCs & boxtops!Remember to send Campbell’s soup UPCs and General Mills Box Tops (not Betty Crocker points), and make sure the Box Tops are not expired. We can earn much needed equipment and cash for our school. Every little bit helps!

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Gabriel is 21, and a junior at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is majoring in Agriculture Business. His brother Jordan is 19 and will be a freshman at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Grandson Michael, age 18, is a sophomore at Campbellsville University. Jordan’s major is Business Administration and Michael’s is Missions and Business Marketing. All three grandchildren, and my daughter, work hard when not in school and know the value of hard work and a good education. Ebony spent the summer working at a Christian camp in Virginia. All three of the boys work for the Galilean Home and/or the Bread of Life Café when not in school. Jordan is the one I mentioned last month that believes God Has called him back here when his school-ing is done to run the Galilean Home along with his mother Becky. Becky is our oldest, bi-ological daughter. She has two more in school here with one daugh-ter graduating this year and last, but not least, is grandson Cameron who will graduate in three years. Isaac, another grandson, will graduate this school year and then there is a long list of younger grandchildren who will someday make that big step of high school graduation. I might mention that neither Sandy nor I went past high school as well as our older children. In just a few more weeks it will be our 26th Annual Quilt and Craft Auction. It has become a two-day event now. It all started when Sandy had this dream of having an auction to help raise money for the Home. It has grown into a rather larger event. We have about 400-to-500 people every year which is about all we can handle in our gym. Mom was in her element and at her best at auction time. She really loved it and loved meeting old friends and welcoming in new friends. I just try to keep things organized and moving smooth and not get in the way. Some have attended all, previous 25 auctions.

We will really miss one of our Amish auctioneers from Guthrie, Kentucky. Amos Yoder was one of our auctioneers and was really a live one to watch. He was beat to death in a home invasion a couple of months ago. His wife survived, but was really severly injured. They were both elderly. He will really be missed at this year’s auction. It is 3AM and about time to wind this up. As I say in every newsletter, all this work that gets done here at the Galilean Home is because of all those who believed in what God called Sandy and me to do. You are as much a part of the Galilean Home

as I am. All of this started in 1969 when God laid this children’s ministry on the hearts of two, inexperienced young people. For 46 years now, a lot of water has gone under the bridge and a lot of lives have been touched and moved. All honor and glory and credit only goes to our Lord and Savior Jesus. In ourselves, we

are nothing. We were two, young vessels called out to fulfill a calling. Many times I have asked Sandy, “Why us?” She would reply, “And why not?” All, and I mean all, I want to hear some day is, “Well done, thy faithful servant.” Then, and only then, will it all be worth it. As usual we invite all 30,200 family and friends on our mailing list to stop in for a blessing you won’t believe. But, if y’all come at the same time, give us time to find a place to bunk. As I say in every newsletter, we can easily water down the soup and cut the bread thinner and dig a few more taters up.

—Jerry, Dad, Papaw or Papa’ Oso

P.S. We would be honored to have someone come and share about our ministry with your church or organization. Call 606.787.5120 or email quincy@galileanhome.org — Jerry is available on a limited schedule.

WE WANT YOU Our volunteer program is a good way to dive in and be the hands and feet of Jesus in our ministry. Ladies 18 & older, if you feel you have the love and patience along with a good amount of flexibility to care for our family, we encourage you to apply. Volunteers are very important part of what we do. You get to care for our severely handicapped residents in the Blessing House, and other members of our family, as well as caring for our babies at the Angel House. We also need teacher’s aides for our academy, so there are plenty of areas in which to serve. We provide housing and basic needs, but do require at least a three-month commitment. Please prayerfully consider this and give our Volunteer Coordinator, Dawn Shultz, a call at 606.706.9457 or email her at dshultz@galileanhome.org for more information.

My daughter Ebony is starting her senior year at Cincinnati Christian.

We now have an email list! If you would like to sign up, go to our website at www.galileanhome.org or our Facebook page

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Jean Has a new CD! Our own Jean Beaudelaire, originally from Haiti, has come out with a new album for the first time in over 10 years. It is called “Constant” and you can get a copy for yourself at www.JeanBmusic.com – he is also looking to share his music at churches and events again. If you would like for Jean to come share his testimony and music with you, email: booking@jeanbmusic.com. Jean is also donating 10% of CD sales to our ministry through Giving Back Music.

a noTe of enCoUraGeMenT “I enjoy your reflections on life at the Children’s Home! You are doing a fine job – don’t be discouraged . . . “ramblings” are good for the mind and soul. Think of all the blessings you are sharing with us, your readers or in my case, sometimes, supporters.”

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