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.

The fence is down!!

Finally the fences are down!! And... the gate is up!! It may not look like much is going on but it sure was a big and happy day for us.  This week we were also able to install more of the alarm system and our electrician was able to come to do some more of the electric installations. Soon, I will post some pictures of the lights we installed in the main auditorium.










This past Saturday we had a kid's activity in the building.  We had such a great time with the kids!  We had 16 children present and were able to give a clear Gospel message.  












    

We have all the windows!!!

At times we thought we would never be able to say that but... now we can!! Praise the Lord! Last week they finally delivered and installed the last of the glass. They even replaced one panel that they had cracked when they were installing them on the first day.  The gas installations were also finished.  Mike also has been working on the wall and the gate that opens to the patio. Now we are hoping and praying that next week we will be able to get the electric installed that we need to be able to use the building for meetings. This is the next big step. We need to finish out a little more at least one bathroom and then we are good to go. June is starting to look pretty good. And that's pretty good timing on the Lord's part. In June our church celebrates its 15th anniversary!

Meanwhile, the church marches on. We've had a drop in attendance of our children's ministry.  But we have seen an increase in our regular services and our teens have maintained.  We continue to have regular meetings on Sundays, activities for the teens and children, and a new ladies Bible study is starting up. Everyone is very anxious to inaugurate the building. Almost every Sunday someone will comment that they had a friend promise to come when we inaugurate.

Mike and I also had opportunities to witness this week and are praying that God will touch their hearts to make decisions.  Here are some pictures!! Be back soon.  Sandy

Still waiting...

No new pictures this time because we are still waiting. Waiting for the rest of the glass for the windows. Just to give you an idea they told us that the glass would arrive yesterday or today. Did it get here?  Uhh, no. Now they are saying next week sometime. We are not holding our breath.


So, no "new" news or pictures. We can't plan for the innauguration date until we have some important details finished on the building all of which depend on other services to do their jobs. 


I guess this is a lesson on patience and trusting in the Lord's timing. How many vote that those are some of the toughest lessons to learn?!

One more giant step forward...

Our missionary friends

We just got back from a trip to San Juan in the province of San Juan. Our national friends, Ricardo and Vilma Orozco just moved there a couple of months ago to start a new work. We all really need to cover them in prayer as they start this new work from scratch.
San Juan is in a very dry climate in the desert area of Argentina. Temperatures are extremely high in the summer. Please pray that God will strengthen and heal Ricardo and Vilma with their health issues so that they will have the strength to tackle this great mission that the Lord has called them to do.

Here are a few pictures of the out lying area.  Remember to pray for the Orozco family!