Mission (almost) complete

We are SOOOO Excited! This past weekend we got to worship in a BRAND NEW church! Our family has put a lot of time into this project! My husband has been volunteering for the past 3+ years working on this with his drafting/design skills and for the past year his construction management skills. Our family felt led to this church and in His timing, it seems that it was all in His perfect design. When we began going to this church we were a family of only 5. We were not aware of ALL the things that were happening in this church. We found out that they were going to meet in the Middle School gym - as the church was no longer (handicap) accessable and it also had some air quality (aka mold) issues. It has been amazing to look back at the ways the Lord has orchestrated this in not only our family but in this tiny town as well. First there was a new parsonage for an unbelievable price, then came a land swap, and the sale of some donated property, and many skilled laborers who've had children in the AWANA program, or people just impressed by what the Lord is doing... then My husband switched construction firms (which brought his daily commute directly in the path of this new church) before the actual building was decided on and before the actual process began. 'Coincidentally' this new firm's specialty is banks and churches. Our family had the privelige of building a new home the summer of '07 (the year prior to the church project) to know some of the ins and outs of what we needed to do, and pick, and plan for. God has been so good during this year plus of volunteer labor hours on Saturdays and weeknights. HE has definately provided for the safety of each and every one of the volunteers as this building came together. I know that the Master himself has been at work and will continue to work in this community. He has been the balm in the many realtionships affected by this project both challenges and opportunities. He has brought so many people together in this work of HIS and HIS church was fabulous this weekend. His name has been and will continue to be glorified by what He has done in this building project, and how he will continue to use the people of his church and this new building. At the beginning there are some 'generations' of men posing by the future site/sign. The little man is mine (Big M) - he was 3 ish when the actual building journey began. He is 4.5 now.

Take a look!