Third Phase Progress

May 21, 2018: NOTHING LITTLE ABOUT THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF OURS The guy we have been working with for lighting was working and Randy asked him for some ideas for […]

May 19, 2018: WORK DAY We and a great crew of men working. We were thrilled to see such a great turn out especially on a day when many of

May 15, 2018: WOW! CLOSER TO THE BUDGET We had a man working for us for a short time. He called Randy and decided to give back everything he made

May 18, 2018: THE FLOOD So I was sitting in the conference room this morning. I hear a collaborative squealing of voices the kind that makes you stop everything you

May 17, 2018: SOMETHING ONLY GOD COULD DO Oh, my goodness. Soooo. Only God…the sound guy called and needs $30,000 for sound equipment or there will be a delay in

May 16, 2018: WHAT A HEADACHE! WHAT A BLESSING! Oh my, here it comes…we are starting to tear up the floors in 1st and 2nd phase on Wed. It is

May 11, 2018: LONG TIME COMING! The door guy has been working frantically right along with us. He has completed all the doors in phase 1 & 2…working on 3rd

May 9, 2018: A BLOODY DAY Yesterday I was reminded of how we need to continue in prayer for our project, finances, building, but especially our men that are laboring.

May 8, 2018: OHHHHH POOP! So the budget went down the toilet today. Some days your pastor is a great general contractor and other days he should be doing a

May 7, 2018: RAISE THE ROOF Wish everyone could know the feeling of walking through the metal doors into 3rd phase. The fresh smell of sawdust hits you in the

May 6, 2018: WHY? WHY? WHY? So I asked on Monday Why here? Why now? WHY US? Well, today God took at least one scale from my eyes…a sister school

May 5, 2018: ITCHY I can’t even explain how much insulation I see. Holy cow! Billy got his first welding job and asked his brand-new boss if he could start

May 4, 2018: IT’S DEAD! So. Interesting thing. Tim was way high in that lift again painting the ceiling when the battery died on the lift. (Bahahaha). So. I was

May 3, 2018: WHAT MAN MEANS FOR EVIL Other things happening…2 boys have been working on replacing all the pipes that were cut out. That is the where all the

May 2, 2018: UGH! Not every day smells like roses…Steel prices are going up. Just got a bill for 30,000 more than what was in our budget for water pipes.

May 1, 2018: WAY UP HIGH Mr. Tim painting the ceiling in the auditorium. Think about that. I’m glad he doesn’t get freaked by being in that little blue box

April 30, 2018: PASTOR CLARK MISSION PROJECT! Scooter and Joe P took today “off” to drive to Jacksonville to look at Pastor Clarks new mission project. He found a building.

April 29, 2018: BUSY LITTLE ELVES! I heard some weird noises coming from 3rd phase which is suspicious on a Sunday morning at 8 am. Little did I know that

April 26, 2018: SO EXCITED! So fun to see how far the front office has come: mud and tape, new build out for a welcoming look and more workstations, more

April 27, 2018: SORRY BOYS! The boys had to take out the phase 3 front doors in order to make room for NEW doors which happen to be bigger than

April 26, 2018: NEVER-ENDING! The boys are still insulating…still! Never saw so much insulation in my life!  

April 23, 2018: HEEEEEEEE’S BACK! Tom is back! It’s a “horrible shame” that he got laid off just in time to finish the foyer and sanctuary! All the classrooms, bathrooms,

April 19, 2018: TIME TO HIDE! Our carpenters have been very busy hiding those steel beams! I remember watching as Meco put up that steal structure so many years ago…now

April 18, 2018: PASTOR’S OFFICE It FEELS so different now that we have walls. It seems like a “real” room now! Flooring, heat and paint and possibly Randy might have

April, 17: MORE DRYWALL & INSULATION As the drywallers are finishing up some rooms, we are putting in insulation in the sanctuary and halls!  

April 14, 2018: WE HAVE WALLS?!! A crew of dry-wallers are knocking out this horrible job. We can’t finish the ceilings yet until the heating is in. Monday we are

April 13, 2018: MOVING RIGHT ALONG?!! This week the insulation has been going in and a whole lot of it! We are waiting on drawings for mezzanine or balcony which

April 11, 2018: DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?!! I showed up this morning and found this! I’m excited!  

April 2nd, Monday: ELECTRIFYING! Tom worked right up until he got called back to his “real” job. He has been so faithful which got our rooms done, inspected and ready

April 1, Sunday: NO FOOLING HERE! April Fool’s Day landed on Easter Sunday. 28 baptized today!! It was amazing! Young and old, some new Christians, some rededicating their lives, mothers,

March 31, 2018: HIPPITY HOPPITY! What a great day it was. The weather held for us. Baskets galore, candy by the boatloads and lots of smiles to go around.  

March 29, 2018: A WAR WE LIKE! We are moving forward. Please keep praying. We are in bidding wars right now…insulation is a big one. A couple of these bids

March 26, 2018: ELECTRIFYING DAY! The inspector showed for his first inspection…the electrical—flawless–as we knew it would be…good going, Tom! So guess what is next…INSULATION AND DRYWALL! Yeehaa. We get

March 22, 2018: IN AWE So today was the day we have long awaited for. Joe Cook has been gracious to work with us as a type of liaison between

March 21, 2018: KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON! Our men are still hard at work. While they wait on a permit to finish up the important stuff, they remain busy building

March 20, 2018: IT IS FINISHED…at least partially! For many, many months… Too many to even count at this point… We have watched Tom Daufenbach meticulously and steadfastly work on

March 19, 2018: A B C D…OUR DAY CARE IS GROWING BY 3 ! A is for Amazing, B is for Blessed, C is for Charged (so there wasn’t a

March 15, 2018: JUST PLAIN FUN! What a blast! So, the guys are getting creative and just built in our sanctuary an altar across the front of the chapel for

March 15, 2018: POWERFUL …AGAIN…and AGAIN! So today (again) was something only God could have done and even better to see Him work despite the broken vessels He has to

March 14, 2018: POWERFUL! So today was…hmmm…something only God could have done and even better to see Him work despite the broken vessels He has to work with. I love

March 12, 2018: NEW LAID-OFF HELPERS! So maybe the men and probably their wives aren’t real fans of being laid off but, God bless them for helping us while they

March 9, 2018 Friday: ANOTHER GREAT SURPRISE! Check out the pic…may not look like much. May not look like real exciting…but it is! IT REALLY IS! This is another piece

March 9, 2018: FINISH STRONG SO HERE IT IS…the numbers are in. $8000 is what it is to FINISH (yes finish) a room in 3rd phase. Are you in a

March 8, 2018 Thursday: EVEN IN MATH CLASS! And yet… another day of rejoicing! WOW! Sherry and I got summoned to Miss. Jenny’s math class during school today…both of us!!!

March 5, 2018 | PART II: Prayin’ for the Door Man… The door guy was back sharpening his pencil. I let him know we have been praying for him and

March 5, 2018 | Part I: My Disclaimer These are simple notes I started taking because things were happening so fast I didn’t want to forget one thing God was

March 4, 2018: Almost There, Buy a Chair! $170 buys a chair. There is a treasure chest in the back of the sanctuary and pledge cards. If you want to

March 3, 2018: Amen X 17 So Friday night we had a small funeral here at our church. Didn’t know the family or lady who passed but she had some

March 2, 2018: So Worth It! Seems like every time I get so frustrated with the “job” part of my job, something like this happens… Sherry always tells me I

March 28, 2018: CANDY! CANDY! CANDY! Thanks to all for the bags of candy and helping to stuff the eggs! We had a great turn out and we were winding

March 1, 2018 | Buy a Chair, or Two! Today we confirmed with the “chair man” he needs to get started! They will come lay out the floor plan for

February 27, 2018 | Yes, We Need This Building Program This song was playing this morning… “Spirit of the Living God, we only want to hear your voice. We are

February 26, 2018 | If You Feed Them, They Will Work Want to thank all the women and men who are providing lunches for the workers each day!! Food has

February 25, 2018 | We ARE Finishing This Building! After all these years, Pastor Randy got to tell the church that we are going to finish this building! Everyone that

February 23, 2018 | Chair Sample The chair person dropped off a sample of a sanctuary chair. You can sit in it in the chapel. Try it out. It is

February 23, 2018 | Joshua 1:9 Joshua 1:9 MSG “After the death of Moses the servant of God, God spoke to Joshua, Moses’ assistant: “Moses my servant is dead. Get

February 22, 2018 | Doors, Doors, Doors Got quote on doors…an unGodly quote on doors. Pray over this one! There are many doors in 3rd phase but… how do we

February 19, 2018 | A $550,000 Savings?! Many years ago, when we were starting the 1st phase, we had a man who poured concrete join us. Randy remembers being in

February 12, 2017 | Let the Work Begin! Carpenters started work $750,000 deposited from insurance  

January 2, 2018 | Thankful For Cold Weather… The insurance gave us permission to start working, cutting out the frozen pipes before a thaw comes. The temperatures all week have

December 31, 2017 | Happy New Year? Pastor Randy received a call from Tom, who has been working faithfully in the 3rd phase on the electrical. He heard something pop