Church Renovation Phase 2 Update
Author: Ely De Gracia
July 16, 2020
The first quarter of 2020 has been an unprecedented time in modern
history. Almost every business in the nation has been brought to a
screeching halt and countless buildings, stadiums, schools, facilities,
and houses of worship sit in temporary abandonment.
Against
all odds, our church at Pleasant Hill has been a hub of construction
activity for the past few months. Renovation Phase 2 has been in full
swing and as the church leadership and the renovation committee start to
see the end of the tunnel in a few weeks, excitement builds as our
church bathrooms, courtyard garden ideas, exterior painting, signage
design, youth chapel, and Sabbath School rooms start showing some type
of order amongst the construction chaos.
The
last few weeks of heavy lifting will be trying as the final details and
decisions need to be made and the project starts to come together.
But,
I have always been amazed at how God’s children always rise to the
occasion, especially when an obstacle seems insurmountable. As I see
your commitment in prayer and in resources week in and week out, I'm
reminded of the children of Israel as they provided offerings to build
the temple in the desert. They gave with a “willing heart” and
“free-will offerings every morning” the Bible says, to the point that
Moses had to proclaim “let no man or woman bring more offering to the
sanctuary… for the material they had brought was sufficient, indeed too
much.” Exodus 35:5; 36:6,7.
We ask
for your prayers and thank each one of you who have privately and
prayerfully contributed with a “willing heart” to finishing the second
phase of our church renovation.
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