Thanking my team / 705

This past Saturday was the big kick-off for our remodel of 705 E Washington, the older church building that we've bought to serve as NC3's temporary home. IT WAS AWESOME!!! I realize that some of you had to miss it and I'm very sorry that you did. We had a great time. I'm not sure how many people were there but I would guess upwards of 50.

Everyone did a great job, but I'm forced to report very objectively that MY TEAM IS THE VERY BEST ONE! Some of the folks who showed up to help weren't even signed up...they just showed up. (Kinda sounds like this!)

Of course it helps that the major job my team accomplished was DESTRUCTION! We got to tear things up and tear things down and to my knowledge there was only one event that nearly required stitches. Good times!!


Well if you're feeling like you missed out on all the fun, don't sit around moping about it. There are people working at 705 nearly all of the time currently. Next Saturday will again be a huge work day with all of the same energy and fun (there's also going to be a COOK-OUT!) The sad part is, the destruction is nearly over, but that just makes room for the fun part of building something that will last and be used for a long time. Walls are being scraped, cleaned and painted... New walls are being put up about as fast as the old walls came down. Bathrooms are getting a complete make-over (much needed. Thanks LLK).


When we had a prayer service on location last Friday, PK read some great scriptures, some of which were taken from the dedication of the temple of Solomon. This ain't no temple, but it is God's building. Every wall, every square foot of carpet, every stroke of paint, every piece of equipment... it's all God's. We're not offering thousands of cattle or sheep as a sacrifice...we're bringing a sacrifice of our willing hearts, our gloved hands and our joyful spirits. We're sacrificing our most precious commodity (our time) to see that what belongs to God for His purposes is the very best we can provide. There is no room for mediocre. I'm not talking about budgets here, I'm talking about fiercely pursuing excellence in all that we put our hands to... excellence being defined as the very best we can do with what we have and what we can get. God's dream for Grundy County is worth everything we can give!

So come on out this Saturday! If you're not already on a team, show up anyway with gloves and a great attitude. God will use you for what He is accomplishing at 705.