4-29-09 (Wednesday)

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to listen to a sermon by Pastor Brett Morey about the presence of God, and how important it was for us as Christians to never loose site in seeking God's presence. Today as I drove up to Grandma Bet's project I felt the overwhelming presence of God...making it hard for me to leave.

As I sat in my truck I thought about this project from its beginning to where we find ourselves today. God has done so many things through this project as He broke racial barriers, built our faith, grew our relationships, and has left us all forever changed. The greatest change is our overwhelming love for God and others, His two greatest commands. PRAISE!!! GOD for what he has done and continues to do through His people. God you and you alone are worthy to receive all honor, glory and power.

"In-kind" donations continue to pour in through God's hands. Thanks to Mike Corby (Corby Tile) the tile flooring throughout the house is complete. Tom Wirth (Marlin Marble) has supplied and installed all the marble window sills. Seacoast Supply is on site delivering the stucco materials, while Gourley Plastering is preparing the house for stucco. Just before I left the project a Bagwell Lumber truck pulled up to deliver the interior trim package (doors, base,etc...provided in full)--WOW!

4-27-09 (Monday)

I will be out of town for our next scheduled meeting. I would like to reschedule this meeting for Monday 5-11-09 @ 7:00 PM (First Baptist Church of Lake Placid).

Remember LOVE GOD AND LOVE OTHERS!!!

4-25-09 (Saturday)

I woke up early this morning (not being able to sleep...on a Saturday?) to make a pot of coffee and spend some quiet time with my Savior. As I have told you before I am reading a book by Francis Chan called "Crazy Love". This book has really challenged me to think what it means to be a true Christ follower (Christian). As Christians are we obsessed with loving God and others?

Check this scripture out: When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. (Luke 14: 12-14)

Wow, do we give to those who are less fortunate than us expecting nothing in return? This is exactly what our savior did for us and he has asked us to do the same for others...Crazy Love.

Frederick Buechner writes in The Magnificent Defeat:
The love for equals is a human thing-of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles. The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing-the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, the unlovely. This is compassion, and it touches the heart of the world. The love for the more fortunate is a rare thing-to love those who succeed where we fail, to rejoice without envy with those who rejoice, the love of the poor for the rich, of the black man for the white man. The world is always bewildered by its saints. And then there is the love for the enemy-love for the one who does not love you but mocks, threatens, and inflicts pain. The tortured's love for the torturer. This is God's love. It conquers the world.

4-20-09 (Monday)
God continues to answer prayer. The drywall is now completed (including texture). Baker Septic Installation, Inc. (Ann Baker) has supplied and installed the septic tank. All Around Septic & Sewer (Sharion Hudson) is in the process of installing the drain field (as shown in the above pictures).

The tile floor installation is presently taking place thanks to the "in kind" donations from Griffin's Carpet Mart (Tom Griffin) who has supplied all the floor tile materials and Corby Tile (Mike Corby) who is supplying all the labor for the floor tile installation. Mike hopes to complete the floor tile installation by the end of this week. Thanks Mike (and voluteers) the floor tile looks AWESOME!

4-9-09 (Thursday)
As Grandma Bet sits on the front porch with her grandchild; the drywall installation is taking place with the help of an "in-kind" donation from Wayne Gourley (Gourley Plastering) who is supplying all the labor and Seacoast Supply (Auburndale) who is supplying all the drywall materials.

4-6-09 (Monday)
I took these pictures this morning showing a Central Contractors crew installing underground electrical, cable, and telephone feeder conduits. After leaving the job site I called Maurice who said he had a praise report, stating that Seacoast Supply (Auberndale Facility) would be donating ALL the drywall for Grandma Bet's home. Also today, Bo Seignious requested an interior (pre-lathe) inspection, so we could start installing drywall. THANK YOU GOD... for all the needs you have met and continue to meet each day.

Matthew 6: 31-34 "So don't worry about these things, saying, What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today (NLT).

Do we make the Kingdom of God are primary concern above all else each day?