Tomorrow
That's when they will start moving the rubble away from the site of the church building.
"We have to be patient"
That's been the refrain of the members of the congregation. And we have been, though it's been hard to see the pile of wood, stone, metal, glass, and plastic sitting there for six weeks. Finally, it looks like things will start to happen. It'll be weeks before they are done.
So we will have more of a chance to practice the spiritual gift of patience.
We hope they find our bell, our time capsule, our two safes. We look forward to having an empty lot rather than the remains of the building.
In the meantime, we are grateful: grateful to the community that surrounds, to the church that took us in, to the fire, police, and DPW, to God. No one was hurt; we remain a church. A lot to be thankful for.
For those who don't know the story, here are links to what happened.
Painting Survives Fire
The Day After
I will post updates as we move forward, with patience.
That's when they will start moving the rubble away from the site of the church building.
"We have to be patient"
That's been the refrain of the members of the congregation. And we have been, though it's been hard to see the pile of wood, stone, metal, glass, and plastic sitting there for six weeks. Finally, it looks like things will start to happen. It'll be weeks before they are done.
So we will have more of a chance to practice the spiritual gift of patience.
We hope they find our bell, our time capsule, our two safes. We look forward to having an empty lot rather than the remains of the building.
In the meantime, we are grateful: grateful to the community that surrounds, to the church that took us in, to the fire, police, and DPW, to God. No one was hurt; we remain a church. A lot to be thankful for.
For those who don't know the story, here are links to what happened.
Painting Survives Fire
The Day After
I will post updates as we move forward, with patience.
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