Enlarge the place of your tent,...

This is a time to make room to expand as the Lord has opened the floodgates.  Now to continue at His pace, and in His direction, that He would be glorified!  Even before the earthquake the building was being dismantled as it was no longer safe.  The church still stands in good shape (with the red roof) and now once again the children will have classrooms that will protect them from the elements.  The new building is a work in process and has exceeded anything that could have been imagined.  We serve an awesome God!  An Upper Room of sorts or a place for the "Profit" to stop and rest has already provided space for those passing by.  Lord grant us ears to hear, a willingness to follow and boldness to proclaim You to the ends of the earth.

Simple as a bench

The materials here are for some simple benches.  From here they traveled as far as the road leads then were hand carried for miles into the mountains to the remote church at Bataille.  Fairly simple yes?  These are the first benches ever in this location, so from sitting on the dirt floor of the church these benches were quite something.  A few wood posts had been set in the floor with something like a 2x4 attached so the children had something to work with during school, but a real bench!

The chair I sat in this morning while at church sure felt comfortable, hum.  Just one way donations are making a difference in simple ways.  Oh, by the way, a church from Kansas not only provided for these but even sent a team to help with the building of them.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?  Can such faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed, but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:14-17

Growing through prayer

Just outside the building continues,... here inside additional "foundational" blocks were being set.  Pastor's training encouraged these leaders, to put into practice what was being taught.  Not to just talk the talk, but to walk it out.  The previous post "Still Growing" holds true here as well.

A team from Kansas is currently at Bois Neuf working on the physical building outside and also holding a medical clinic right where this picture was taken, inside.  A church, a school, a clinic, a place of refuge, it's all His!