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Merry Christmas from the Dream Machine
Foundation and here is our Christmas present for 2006, please meet
Semire, a 4 yr old Fijian girl.
On the reverse see our 1st bungalow on the DMF
property in Buca Bay. It was sponsored by Dr. Larry & Terry Dunford. We
will build six of these houses at the Swiss Family Robinson youth
camp/mission facility. We will soon build our 1st tree house
sponsored in memory of Dr. Luke Selby. Loma Linda Broadcasting Network
is giving me a half-hour, weekly program High on Adventure. We
will discuss family & youth issues and film mission stories in Fiji.
Filming at the youth camp & in the new clinic in a tropical rainforest
will give our mission stories more far reaching impact. LLBN is
available worldwide on satellite or by visiting their webpage
www.llbn.tv/
Fiji has been in the news regarding a possible coup
attempt. We hope the situation will be resolved peacefully. Yet as I
write this the Army has set up check points and disarmed some police
stations. During the coup attempt in 2000 the DMF helped Fijian
hospitals with urgently needed medicines and supplies and our clinic
treated hundreds of patients. We are an approved non-profit foundation
in Fiji and respected by the government. If the situation worsens we
will need your help to assist Fijian families; right now we ask for your
prayers. Because of financial problems the Fiji Mission is closing
Vatuvonu School. We’re working with the local SDA families in Buca Bay
trying to keep the school operating. Nagigi SDA School was closed by
the mission in 2005, but with our help & community involvement it has
grown from 58 to 154 students. We hope to repeat this at Vatuvonu
School.
The DMF is completely dependent upon your kind
support. Getting water, septic and electric to the property has been
very expensive, but we are almost done with these initial costs. We’re
committed to making the financial blessings go as far as possible. To
avoid debt we will only build when we have the funds in hand. I am very
excited about making mission documentaries in Fiji. I anticipate that
they will be so visually pleasing with such powerful mission statements
that we will attract a lot of global interest. It is an outreach that
will touch millions of people and will give hope to youth. When I speak
in public schools (over 1700 to date), I always show the students
footage of Fiji and share that when we do good for others that goodness
reflects back upon us. Our dreams are big, which is a good thing
because we have a very big God. Sincerely, Stephen & Cynthia Arrington
“And whoever receives one such child in My names
receives Me.” Matthew 18:5
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