I haven't talked much about our church on our blog. I guess that's kind of strange, since it's such a big part of our lives. So, I thought NOW would be a great time to do so since our church family has spent the past few weeks preparing to move into our new building in time for tomorrow's Easter service. Our church began about four and a half years ago. A couple other families and our family felt God's leading to plant a new church here in the town where we live. We began in our homes, and gradually over time have outgrown a couple different spaces that we had rented. Since then, we have gradually gained in attendance, now we have around 100 each Sunday. Not a huge number of people, but the impact on the lives that has occured because of what God is doing *IS* huge. And this past month, the Lord allowed us to purchase our own building, lots more space and less money per month than the rent we were paying! Gotta love that!
So, this week will be our first service in our new building and it just happened to be our week to clean the church. Having just moved into the building, there were quite a few things to do and everything was new and different. We all got to work. Jared wanted to vacuum, so, of course, he did (with Grandma's help). Lena worked alongside him.
Cody and Grandpa put up some shelving in the storage closet. (A much better place to put things than the floor.) I'm not sure you can tell from the pictures, but we haven't even painted the walls or put up any permanent walls yet--we still need to build out the class rooms and offices. That's okay. The physical building is not what it's all about. It will come in time.
Jonas entertained Matthew and did lots of other odd "gopher" (go-for this, go-for that) jobs. He also did a detail job on the water fountain. Ewww, I'm not sure I would have allowed the kids to drink out of it before. Now--no problem! You see that metal tub on the right-hand side of the picture below? That's our current baptistry! Three new Christians will be baptized tomorrow! I love the fact that they'll be baptized on Easter. I think that's sooo appropriate, to be "buried" and raised to new life in Christ on the day we celebrate Jesus rising from the tomb.
William ran the buffer to shine up the floors. Today was his birthday, but he still had to work--that's life! He didn't complain, though. We had made his choice of breakfast before we left home and he requested that we grill out brats (you know, the hotdogs--not bad kids) for dinner. Then we had birthday cake and ice cream. (Have I mentioned how much I love this sweet, handsome boy?)
Before we left, MaKenzie, Lena, and Jared helped Grandma put the contact cards and pens on each chair. Many hands make light work! I can't wait to go tomorrow and settle in to our new "home"! Happy Easter everyone!
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