We've completed a week of work on the building. Generally, we are ahead of schedule, but rebuilding the stairs to make them less steep is turning into a bigger project than we originally thought.
Today we had a barbecue lunch out in front of the building. Several neighbors stopped by to chat including the 75-year-old man who lives across the street. He said that he went to Sunday School as a child and even played the organ in church. Fifty years ago he almost became a Christian. He didn't elaborate on why he chose not to at the time, but it is clear that Christianity has a special place in his heart. I'm sure we'll see a lot of him. What a blessing it would be if, fifty years after his initial desire to become a Christian, he finally took the plunge!
We will have a dedication service for the building on August 20, and begin holding Sunday services the next day. Since the building will not be used for classes on Sundays, we will have a satellite church that meets there. I'm excited about having a "local" church with the flavor of New Hope.
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