Various projects at church

Under the leadership of Pastor Marcelo, our church in Temuco is taking on several maintenance projects in and around the church building. We are excited to see that these projects are being promoted and that the members are participating not only in the commitment of financial giving, but also in the physical participation.

During my times with Pastor on Tuesday mornings, we have been talking about the importance of excellence in ministry. It is important to take care of the church building and facilities to have a good testimony in the neighborhood. Obviously, a good testimony is MUCH bigger than just physical beauty, but no one wants an ugly building and unkempt property.

One project that is being completed is pouring a cement base under the current church property fence. This will insure that animals (like dogs and cats) won't be able to come on the church property and leave their "offerings". ;)

The front entry cement slab had several large holes that were dangerous to anyone entering the church building (especially for children and the elderly). That old slab was taken out and a new one was manually poured.

Unfortunately, I (David) wasn't able to be present at this work day (June 28th), due to our trip up to Santiago. I was pleased to hear the report from Pastor that several men showed up to work on the project.
Richie smoothing out the cement.

The finished entry. What a blessing to have this much needed project finished!

The inside project is to upgrade the bathrooms. The desire was to install functional bathrooms to meet the needs of church members and visitors alike. The plan is to put new tile on the floor and walls and to install new stools and sinks.

Above: View of the ongoing project in the men's bathroom. The new sink and tile on one wall has been installed.

View of the progress in the men's bathroom.

Above: The men's bathroom (before picture) I will post the AFTER pictures in the near future as the project is completed.

Please pray for continued financial & physical participation by the members at our church. There are so many projects that need to be addressed in the future. With the Lord's help and provision, we hope to see these projects tackled this coming year.