March Construction

Last week was very busy at the site. With so much to do in order to be ready for our first service in the new building Easter Sunday, we have people out there working almost every day and a lot of evenings.

Diane, Corey's mom, was in town Wednesday and Thursday, and God could not have sent her at a better time. She was so thoughtful to work at our home cleaning and doing laundry while we worked at church.

At the property, the floors were finished in the sanctuary, and we had a cleaning night Thursday in order to get ready for the pews to be installed Friday. We also scrubbed down all the toilets (Diane helped me with this...I told her she was going to have to go back to work in order to get some rest ;), while others cleaned and sealed tile and continued to lay base. The sound and video system installation also was part of the progress as well as cabinet installation in the children's rooms, and part of the tile was waxed...it looked totally different afterward...so pretty!And on Friday, the day finally came...the pews were installed! They are absolutely beautiful, and the whole atmosphere seemed to change from that of a construction site to that of a place of worship. We were in and out all day, but it was really neat that several others were there at the end as well, so Corey, Kenny and Bruce were able to put into place the final pew! And the Mathis clan stopped by too...we were all able to gather together, join hands and pray God's blessings on our church and thank Him for all his faithfulness and goodness toward us. It was a very worshipful time for me...a lot to take in, very emotional, and so exciting!