September 19, 2009
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I want to make something clear, in the middle of all the amazing things that have happened. I went through the wrong chain of authority. Two weeks ago, when we did not have any food at Living Stones, it was simply the problem of the government—as the church and Living Stones have an agreement with the PETI program, making it so they provide for the food and some salaries. The program is organized and put together well, but there is a problem…people. People and corruption. They seem to go together, especially when mixed with government. Especially in Brasil. After talking with the church leaders, and talking with Tele, we have figured out a system—a backup system—to hopefully make sure that the kids never are put in this situation again. When the food doesn’t come (and this isn’t something we can plan because we never know), we will first go to the church leaders, see if there is anything they can do, and then go to Tele, and see if there is anything else that can be done. Perhaps it is just talking to the right people. Sometimes it is then providing the food in the meantime.
I caused many people pain and even worse, some people actually believed that it was Tele’s fault that money didn’t come through for the kids. THIS IS NOT TRUE. There was no way anyone could know this would happen—we didn’t know until that day. That day I came and wrote for you to pray—Tele wasn’t there to talk to at the time. As soon as he found out, as soon as everyone else concerned found out—actions were immediately taken to make things right—to get food to the kids as soon as possible. And now that the need is known—it has been taken care of—so many people have stood up and made sure the need was met…I am overwhelmed.
I am also ashamed. To me, I was sending up a prayer request to heaven and to you, who read and pray with me. I never meant to cast doubt on anyone, or to blame anyone. While it is important for you to know what is going on, it is also important for me to go through the proper chain of authority, and speak to those nearest first.
