December 31, 2009 - One-Day Church Frame

The kitchen crew was up bright and early at 5:30am...well not so bright; sunrise wasn't until 6:43am. Breakfast was served at 7am followed by our morning singing and devotional.  He's Able was probably the teams most sung tune followed by Standing on the Promises and Shine, Jesus Shine.

Today's devotional was titled 'Facing Difficulty' and was based on Matthew 14:22-24 and James 1:2-4.  It stressed that difficult circumstances will come our way and with the Lord's help we can not only accept it, but find joy in it.  We recited our team scripture (Isaiah 30:21) and our team motto:  "Faith, Teamwork, Flexibility!" and sent our workers off for their first day on the jobsite.

The foundation had been poured long before our coming and stood waiting for our arrival.  It was a sign of the church members faithfulness and willingness to make sacrifices to spread the Good News throughout the community.  They prayed fervently for a new church home and God had answered them through Maranatha and Team Northern Lights.

The One-Day Church came neatly wrapped in a box.  The plans were laid out, the boxes opened, and parts organized for installation.  The crew easily worked together to begin the installation and soon the new church frame took shape.  Local church members took turns filling in on each others farms so that members could have the opportunity to join us in building their new church.  They took an active role in the building process.

Sabbath school room on the left, church on the right with

foundation for new church in front:

Chad

Team Northern Lights construction leaders and local

Maranatha crew reviewing plans:

George, Doug, and local crew

And the work begins...

Steve, Cazort, George, Doug, and Bob

Assembling the roof beams:

Doug, Scott, and Bob reaching for the sky!

Monkey see, monkey do???

Chad, Yves, Steve, Rincon on scaffolding;

Bob, Doug, and locals on the ground.

Raising the roof truss:

Chad and Steve on scaffolding;

Doug, local workers, and Bob on the ground.

Almost in place:

Chad, Yves, Steve, and Rincon on scaffolding;

Bob, Doug, and local crew on ground

Chad installing and Steve helping:

Rincon inside structure, Steve outside

Additional metal trusses installed;

Joseph on scaffolding

Joseph, George, and Bob (partly in picture)

helping local workers unload truck:

Local worker:

Church member, Lino:

We recommended frequent rest breaks for team members;

Beverly

And water breaks;

Steve

Blue tarp being installed over One-Day Frame: