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Elsie is soldiering valiantly on at the apartment downtown.
Her days have been full and busy and the Lord is strengthening her daily for the task.
And of course, the tenants are growing to love her.
She really is quite irresistible and she loves so very well.
I love to see her coming to life as she looks after the needs of the people and the building which is at the age where things constantly need replacing and fixing.

She's presently caught up in another seriously strange fiasco with some tenants that are positive that the people in the suite above them are spying on them.  There is even tin foil on their bathroom ceiling perhaps to run interference?

Oh my.  Poor people.  Apparently this has been a problem for several months now.

So dear Elsie has been dealing very kindly with both couples and we are praying for a good outcome.  In fact, the couple that is being accused are strong Christians and one of them is a counsellor so he has been praying with Elsie and encouraging her!  How amazing is that.

 I tried to get a hold of Interior Health but the response is slow.

We've also been having other answers to prayer, as in the new tenant we allowed in (with a hearing ear dog and lowered rent) has proved to be a HUGE BLESSING!

He has been involved in apartment management and knows the ins and outs of care taking and is keeping an eye on things for Elsie and he's only been in there a week.  He has alerted her to different important things that need attention and he has made himself available to her for counsel and advice whenever she needs it.

God is truly answering our prayers for help and is turning the tide at the apartment.
Right now our big request is for a quiet good tenant in the two bedroom suite above Elsie.  She's a little gun-shy of having noisy people up there after the prostitute etc. incident when the noise rarely stopped.

I'm trusting God that even if the suite remains empty for another month, income is not the most important thing with the apartment.  We are reestablishing God's Kingdom there, and it is about righteousness and peace so He has the authority and the ability to bring the right person (people) at the right time.

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Meanwhile, Elsie and I took a mini vacation with Oma and Tante Hilda on Saturday and whisked them away to Summerland for lunch at a lovely restaurant.  It was a rainy, cloudy day, but the lake was lovely and again the car was filled with hymns of praise and times of prayer.

Hot tea, caesar salads and cheesy French Onion soup were enjoyed and the atmosphere was so cozy.

Carpe Diem!!

  Even when the clouds are hanging low and the rain is pouring down!

There is beauty to be seen and fun to be had.