run by January 1 and had to reorder. They continue to sell well. And we continue to receive good reports from groups who are using them. Hallelujah!

On January 2-3, Richard, Jim Smith, and Lynda Graybeal visited the good folks at HarperSanFrancisco in the "City by the Bay." They agreed to publish the Spiritual Formation Group Workbook and the Devotional Readings with pub dates set for September 1992 and April 1993 respectively. This will provide needed income for salaries and operating expenses and fund development of more products. That was blessing number four!!!!

Next, Reg Boothe, a prominent Wichita businessman offered Renovaré 1,500 square feet of office space. (The building will be completed about August 1.) Hence, while thanking God, and, as the saying goes, not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, we accepted! We plan to stay in Wichita for the two-year term of the lease but will continue to explore relocation in the summer of 1994. Blessing five.

Number six . . . After visiting with the Director of Glen Eyrie Christian Conference Center in Colorado Springs, we have scheduled four Renovaré retreats there (Nov. 12-14 in 1992 and March 11-14, July 26-30, and July 30-Aug. 1 in 1993). Owned and operated by the Navigators, this concept is a new venture for both of us. And it will need your prayer support. We're hoping one hundred people will attend each event from which our share of the proceeds will give us more financial stability.

Can there be any more? Yes. During the first week of March Richard and Lynda took four days to reflect on Renovaré, looking at what had happened in the past three years and what could take place in the next twenty-one months. It became clear that we should proceed with the Local Conferences. So we have set aside seventeen dates for those to happen (see back page). Over the past two years we

have been contacted by numerous people who want to be involved in these events in one way or another. We are now following up on that interest.

It also became clear that we should continue with the National Conferences every other year. Our preferred date is November 9-12, 1993, and the area of choice is the Boulder/Denver/Colorado Springs region. Like the Local Conferences, we are following up with contacts to explore this possibility.

Are there any more blessings? Yes, each and every one of you who seeks God, and we want to bless you in that pursuit. We also ask for your continued prayers and support. We will need resources for office furnishings and equipment. Extra energy to do all of the details and work involved in setting up a new venture will be required. And we'll need continued wisdom to make sound decisions. So with this blessing we make known our needs and our reliance upon God's grace and mercy.

-- Lynda Graybeal

P.S. Over the past two years Richard has received invitations from several foreign countries. In the process of going through them, we felt strongly that the time was right to say yes to some. We are in conversation with people in Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (1993); England, Scotland, and Sweden (1994); and Australia and New Zealand (1995) about these opportunities. We have strong indications from the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia that the time will be right to establish local expressions of Renovaré.