We have an answer...

God's timing is the standard. Continuing from the last blog, He answered part one of whether to stay in 0ur building or not. This week He has shown us part two - where to go. Beginning January we start our new lease for a building with two and a half time more space our existing building. Yea God. There will be a substantial amount of work to do to get ready and bring it up to speed, but God provided the building right? In time, all else will make sense.

Please pray for the next weeks as we transition out of the old and into the new.

The past couple of weeks...

We have had several days of just working against the clock to finish the honey-do list. But there have been several developments for the future of the church.

Since March, there has been an ongoing question of the future of our church location. God has blessed us this past year - new building, growth in ministries, average Sunday attendance to date is 169 each week - with an average of 254 people involved in all of the ministries of the IDC. Be that as it may, apparently the individual that was our landlord had not been paying the rent to the homeowner. Yes that was a problem. We have been working to resolve our occupancy in the house. This past week, we received a direct answer from God for whether or not we will be staying in our present location. No - is the short version.

We are looking for God's direction for where He will move us to. Pray for that.

Team Visit - Ridge...

Once again, a team from the Southern Baptist Ridge Association in Florida came to visit. And what a week it was. The plan was for Children's Outreaches, time in the Malnutrition Center, and building a home for a family in Pastores. All of this was so nice that they did it twice - including a second house.

In addition, they experienced what looked like a space ship over the volcanoes. I believe this was a natural phenomenon, but it still looks cool.

Of other noteworthy activities for the week, this team did a remodel in the Disetur Police station chapel. They have completed work that began 2 years ago with the help of Valley Grove Baptist and Roberts United Methodist. All of this with a team representing 7 different churches. Thank you team. Yea God!

A Fun Place to Visit...

Of the many requests I receive from the teams that come to visit, this week was very unique. One of the team members from Florida has an affinity for Harleys. She was looking for a Harley Davidson t-shirt from GUA. As we discovered there is just such a store.

Wanting to provide as much as possible for the teams experiences... It was hard, but I forged a visit. Nancy was with me, we found the shirts, and a pretty sweet ride. For those that may be interested, it is a 2008 - Street Bike with only 400 miles and significant customization, that fits me well - for only $16,500. Very fun, if only vicarious.