Project Details
When the development of the revoluntionary Lawn Angel was complete, we were unable to conduct long term tests. Were able to prove the effectiveness of Lawn Angel, but could not establish the usable life expectancy. The durability of the individual materials has been firmly established. Up to 50 years would be a reasonable estimate, but little is known about them when used in this combination.
Projections based on seasonal use give us an expected life of 8 to 10 years. The use of long term testing will give the concrete data we need.
Through the efforts of a gravel pit owner, a local rancher, two trucking companies, West Texas Youth Ministries, First In Line Industries, and three Motley County road workers, a four-mile section of County Road 433 has been resurfaced. The road is the only route in and out of a local youth camp. The road had become so bad it was difficult during good weather and impassable during wet weather. Motley County road crews do their best to maintain the roads, but there is just no money for improvements. This will make the camp more accessible and provide access for emergency vehicles. Previously, injured campers had to be transported over the rough and difficult road by private cars or four-wheel drive trucks to meet the ambulance at the end of the paved highway. Thank you, volunteers, for providing, delivering, and applying 210 semi-truck loads of gravel!
Eighteen of these computers are now in use at the Assembly of God Church in Childress, Texas. The computer equipment supplied by First In Line Industries is being used as a learning tool in an ongoing effort to make educational opportunities available to local residents. Through the use of specialized software and tutoring, we are striving to expand the employment opportunities of these individuals.
Thank you, Pastor Unwin, for giving First In Line the opportunity to invest in this vital ministry!
Last year we offered to assist the Migrant Workers Ministry in Klang Malaysia in their efforts to reach out to the 2.5 million migrant workers. One of their methods of assisting these workers from nine different countries is to teach them computers. However, the night before I arrived in Klang last November, the five computers they had been using for this purpose were stolen.
After sharing about this need at a church in N.W. Texas, we were introduced to Dennis Allen and his ministry, First in Line Industries, which graciously provided us with 30 Dell computers and monitors to meet this need.
We thank each of you that sacrifice to make this ministry possible. Many hundreds will be introduced to the Gospel through these computers.
Using computers supplied by First In Line Industries, a pastor in the Texas Panhandle has started an after school program for local students. Located near the school for easy access, the students can stop in after school and do their homework where they are supervised and assistance is available.
Many more of these programs are needed in small communities where no funding exists to help those students who have to struggle to keep up with their peers. Without the efforts of local pastors and church leaders many of these students will not graduate.
First In Line staff is designing an automatic system to manage and coordinate the various water systems at the Assembly of God Youth Camp. The camp serves the entire West Texas District which extends from the Oklahoma line to El Paso. Since it's beginning in 1962, camp staff had to haul water from Roaring Springs or Matador, Texas. That's a minimum of 20 miles up to 9 times per day during camp. In 2006, fresh water became available from a ranch well 3 miles from the camp. The 10 to 12 gallon per minute flow must be carefully managed to provide water for the camp and ranch livestock. During camp, this is a full time, 18 hour a day job for one person. The new system from First In Line will manage the task of maintaining water levels in the 4 storage tanks while providing adequate water for livestock on the 15,000 acre ranch adjacent to the camp.
