Tag: September

So so so close to the finish line!

The fire is still consuming our lives. Every day we spend not in our home and mission center is a day that is stolen or consumed by the fire.  Every day reminds us, now we are so close to the finish line!  Sometimes it’s like I’m trying to get through the day to be one day closer to the finish of the building. We haven’t been able to leave for 3 years now to go back and see our family and friends in the US. When it’s done, it will be like taking the chains off of us. Amen?
It took 14 months to get an insurance claim from the insurance company here and we had to fight for every penny. That was horrible on top of everything else we were going through emotionally. During those 14 months we had to demolish what was left of our beautiful mission center. Calli and I were both committed to not let this knock this special ministry to the ground and we rose out of the ashes of that fire and tragedy to fight even harder than ever before.  Instead of slowing down the ministry we increased the number of seminars by going mobile and taking it to the pastors all over the Islands. In the mean time we continued to ready everything to rebuild on the land we owned.  We started the actual construction, getting the site ready even before we got the permits. Trouble is it took so much effort to obtain the permits we finally started building and hired a contractor October 2, 2017. Already weary and putting one foot in front of the other it’s been another 2 years of construction and we are nearly finished.  This year in March we had a trusted 15 year employee embezzle over $67,000 of our building fund leaving only $20,000 to finish.  We were blessed that everything was paid for, so we sold the school van, and Calli’s personal car for about $50,000 plus two nearly new motorcycles for $2,000. We have a F150 Ford 4 wheel drive ¾ ton truck that is our work horse for the ministry that we still have that we can sell for $10,000 or so, but we have been using that vehicle during the construction. I will sell it to finish if we need to.

The best we can tell, it’s going to take from here about $28,000. We are currently down to less than a $1,000 in our accounts. We will be broke before the week is out. Even if I sell the truck it will take time. So, here’s the good news, God has always provided, the provision comes from His Kingdom. You are all part of that Kingdom, so we are just letting you know that we are hurting for help at this time and we are very tired of the hurt. Don’t take us wrong we will not stop, we will not fail. We are committed to God’s vision of winning the world to the Lord one soul at a time. The Dunamis alumni is more than 30,000 soul winners and trainers, a formidable army that will kick the devil’s butt long after we are both (as Calli’s sister used to put it) on the other side of the grass! We love you and ask that you seek God about some help for us. Armies need provisions to fight the battle; we need partners to continue to wage this war. We are tired but when the burdens are lifted, we soar with eagles seeking the lost. Currently the Alumni of Dunamis wins 10’s of thousands monthly, probably more than a million per year.  We just need to keep rolling and taking territory from the enemy, never stopping, Amen?

Love you all, Tony and Calli

PS- We haven’t been home to see our grandchildren in over 3 years now and haven’t even met our great grandson except through pictures on Facebook. We are stranded here, tied to this construction until the center is finished. We are home sick for some hugs from y’all and them. Please keep us in your prayers. If you can’t help look for someone else to help!

There are 3 lots with tall 10ft. Walls that are being renovated! Still much work left.

Front Gate for garage being put together then painted, huge work, all reused wrought iron (from old mission center) and new pipe!

Front doors and all the stone both around the entry and walk ways. Garage and driveway close to being finished.

All 156 cabinet doors and closet doors and drawer facings were just delivered. Now they are being hung throughout the center, and then will be taken down and painted!

Left photo: Rear wall between our house and the extra lot being installed (starting with digging the foundation) plus extra driveway for parking! That wall is 53 ft long and will be 9 ft tall. Parking area, 35ft. long 14 ft wide. This is important for classes and people coming from all over to attend classes.
Right photo: flights of stairs with rails and spindles and all the trim etc. needing finishing.

Utility Area and bath in rear yard, including space for pressure tank, generator, and pump for water cistern. Finishing tile, painting, roof flashing etc. Plus installation of the pressure tank and generator and the electrical box for the generator switch (we still have these from the original garage that was spared from the fire).
Additional work to be done is refurbishing all the perimeter walls from the inside and finishing the front. That will be 2 to 3 weeks of labor plus more paint. Still have some leaks on the 3rd level that we are trying to get fixed. To make a long story less long we still have 6 weeks to 2 months of work to be finished. This place will be a real testament to the Lord when it is finished. Guys it will be a permanent presence here in the Philippines which is the heart of Asia. We can launch our training seminars to all parts of Asia from here. This is God’s carrier for launching strikes. We need ammo and missiles, to destroy the work of the enemy worldwide! The devil has us underestimated! Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world! Praise God!

Create in me a clean heart!

Lord, we shed off all doubt and unbelief, all worry. You, oh Lord, supply all our need according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil 4:19) … where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matt. 6:20) Praise the Lord!! Jesus, keep our build site (our hearts) clean before You! “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) Transform us from glory to glory! (2 Cor. 3:18) – Calli Poole