The countdown begins...

Just 4 more days to the dedication/inauguration services!! We thought this day would never come.
This past Saturday we had our annual international supper (in our house). This time of year we always take and renew our mission's giving commitments.
Sunday morning we had our last Sunday School service with the children in our house). Next Sunday we will have S.S. in the building.
Sunday evening we had our regular service in the building. It was just our normal crowd this time. We wanted to try it out at least once to see if we need to correct any problems before we have our dedication and inauguration. Everything went well except for the heating. To make a long story short, please pray that we will be able to heat  the auditorium sufficiently. We think we have it worked out but we don't want Satan to spoil anything!!
The highlight of the service was when we made our commitments to mission's giving. The amount that came in more than doubled our promise from last year!!  I think that is a wonderful sign of more wonderful things to come in the future!


Here is a picture of us getting ready for the service last Sunday night.

Bad Girls

I had another ladies meeting yesterday. Last month we started a series of lessons called "Bad Girls of the Bible". And wouldn't you know that that title caught their attention! We studied the second lesson yesterday. All the ladies, as well as myself, are really enjoying a different way of looking at some of the women of the Bible. Some of the women of the Bible don't get a lot of attention because of their badness, but we are studying them to learn where their sin lead them and how we can avoid making the same mistakes.
While we were having our meeting in our house, Mike and a group of men were at the building working. They installed more electrical sockets, painted primer on the walls, and glued ceramic down in the bathroom. It's moving along but we still have so much to do the next two weeks.  Inauguration day - June 4-5!


Here's a peek at the bathroom tiles.