3-25-10 (Thursday)

Update; I dropped off (at Mike Rider's office) the executed contract offer today for the 315 Sirena Drive property/house. What does God have in store for the JOM project? Is this the location He has chosen?

I also received in the mail today a $5,000.00 check addressed to First Baptist Church of Lake Placid for the Kingdom Builders JOM project.

2 Corinthians 9: 6-7 (NIV) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver :)

As I see what God has done today, just in the life of this project; I can't help but think about the lyrics to Keith's song "Amazing God"...Our God is truly an AMAZING GOD!

3-21-10 (Sunday)

LET'S MAKE AN OFFER...was echoed unanimously by all in attendance at Thursday's night Kingdom Builders meeting. The offer being on the property/house located at 315 Sirena Drive for the JOM project. It was decided by all that we will continue to walk through this door as long as God keeps it open, but if God closes the door we will then look for property and build the JOM project from the ground up. With that said, Steve Davis and I met with Mike Rider Friday, who has graciously agreed to help us submit the offer.

Romans 12: 1-2 (NLT) And so, dear brothers and sisters. I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

This is one of my favorite scriptures. I got to see this scripture verse acted out this afternoon through an individual who is being led by the Holy Spirit to make a sacrifice in his life to help further the Kingdom of God. This individual has a 16 foot bass boat (which he loves dearly) that he wants to sell (by means of a raffle) and give ALL the proceeds to Kingdom Builders for the JOM project...WOW...how awesome is that!

As we talked through this situation, it left me with the thought of what could I part with, that would truly be a sacrifice in my life for God's Kingdom? How exciting it is to see God already at work in this project. Continue to check the blog site for upcoming pictures of God's boat!

3-12-10 (Friday)

In the construction industry every project has a name. As we move forward with Keith and Dawn Campbell's project we have done just that...given it a name. That name (with the help of Keith and Dawn) is the Just One More (JOM) project. So from this point forward you can associate the Just One More (JOM) project with Keith and Dawn Campbell.

Next week (Thursday 3-18-10 @ 7:00 PM) the Board of Directors will be meeting to make a final decision about making an offer on a house located at 315 Sirena Drive. Please keep this in your prayers as we all try to discern God's will for the Just One More project.

2-8-10 (Monday)

Kingdom Builders is back in action, as God's will has been sought and prayers have been answered. Last Thursday, the Board of Directors discussed a new pathway they fell led to plow for the glory of God.

Keith and Dawn Campbell have the privilege of taking care of orphans with special needs. They also have the hearts and skill necessary to do so. However, they are quickly outgrowing their house and need a place better equipped to care for these kids.

We don't have all the details figured out, but as God unfolds His plans for this project keep us in your prayers. There is no doubt we will need financial help with this project.

James 1: 27 (NIV) Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

1-26-10 (Tuesday)

Wow...it has been a long time since I have done any blogging. :) I want to take this time to thank everyone for their prayers and support throughout 2009. As we move into 2010, God's Spirit is definitely moving, please continue to support and pray for this ministry. What is more important than God's Kingdom?

In my quiet time this morning, I was in Philippians (4: 8) where Paul was saying, "And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." If I wake up every morning focusing my thoughts on these characteristics, I can't help but be sensitive to the Spirit of God leading throughout the day.

Have a blessed day!

9-10-09 (Thursday)

IT IS OFFICIAL!!! with an in-kind donation from Tim Sheehan we are now registered with the State of Florida as an official non-profit corporation know as "Kingdom Builders Ministries, Inc.". Continue to pray as we take the next step and make application to file for a non-profit 501c3 status.

8-28-09 (Friday)

At Tuesday's (8-25-09) meeting it was the consensus of the Board to move forward with Mrs. Pudding's (Wesley) project and the "Love Out Loud" event.

There are some preliminary details (addition set-back requirements, termite damage assessment, permitting, etc...) that must be worked out before we can give Mrs. Pudding final confirmation and move forward. Scott Seignious, Lou Canevari, Walt Kohl, Tom Wrenn, and Mike Bevis will start working on these details. The "Love Out Loud" event is in the planning stages and will be directed by Steve Davis, Maurice Wilson, and Keith Campbell.

Please keep us in your prayers as we once again step out on FAITH and move forward with these two projects.

Our next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday (9-8-09) 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Lake Placid. After this meeting we hope to move our meetings back to Monday nights.

God Bless!

8-15-09 (Saturday)

On Thursday night, Kingdom Builders Board of Director members Lou Canevari, Terry Weaver, Scott Seignious, Steve Davis, and Maurice Wilson opened the meeting with a time of worship through prayer by all.

Our prayers for the last two weeks were for God to reveal to each of us our passions, burdens, and direction for this ministry. Through our discussion God has revealed the following:

• A vision for Kingdom Builders to partner with other churches, not just in our community but abroad; in hopes to share with them what God has done through us in our community.
• Do not procrastinate or over analyze projects. If God provides the resources and means...go to work. If a project his helping someone in need, its is pleasing to God.
• We all need to be obedient and seeking God wholeheartedly in our private worship, so that we can be sensitive to the Holy Spirits calling.
• We must continue to act on FAITH. As you look at the story of Peter stepping out of the boat; it wasn't until he took his eyes of Jesus that he began to sink in the water.
• During a project we must make a better effort to incorporate those individuals within the community we are serving. This hopefully will open the door for us to share the love of Jesus, the Gospel message and make them aware that this project was accomplished through us by GOD.
• Don't just stand there do something! We may not have the funding in place to tackle a specific project, but ministry can still take place. LOVE OUT LOUD, getting a group of God's people together (once a month ?) to clean-up communities or local parks, stage free car washes, visit those in nursing homes, cook meals for those in need, help churches with specific needs, provide services to help the elderly; cutting grass, yard clean-up, etc... the list goes on, and on.... Sharing the love of Jesus through action (1 John 3: 18)!

I ask that you continue to support this ministry in prayer and financially as we draw closer to making a decision on moving forward with a project for Mrs. Pudding (Wesley). Her house is in need of termite treatment, a modified handicap ramp, utility room addition and handicap bathroom addition, so she can better tend to her eighty two year old husband who is blind.

Our next scheduled Kingdom Builders meeting is Tuesday (8-25-09) 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Lake Placid.

8-3-09 (Monday)

Thursday night we had a meeting with the Kingdom Builders Board of Directors. Those in attendance where: Mike Bevis, Louis Canevari, Steve Davis, Walter Kohl, Scott Seignious, and Maurice Wilson. We recapped Grandma Bet's project, praising God for all he has done through the lives of so many individuals who where part of this project. I explained to all who were present that thank yous were not enough for all who helped in making this project a success.

Please keep Kingdom Builders in your prayers as the Board of Directors takes the next two weeks to pray asking God to reveal our personal passions, burdens, and direction for this ministry.

Our next scheduled meeting is Thursday (8-13-09) 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Lake Placid.

7-29-09 (Wednesday)

THERE WILL BE A KINGDOM BUILDERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING THURSDAY (7-30-09) 7:00 PM AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LAKE PLACID.

7-9-09 (Thursday)

During my quiet time this morning I ran across this scripture passage in Philippians 2: 13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey and the power to do what pleases him (NLT). With God working in us, why is it so hard for us to submit and understand His will for our lives? Maybe we don't understand the magnitude of our salvation through Jesus Christ and God working (living through the Holy Spirit) in us.

6-27-09 (Saturday)

On Saturday a little after noon Grandma Bet walked into her new home only to discover a house full of people welcoming her with shouts of excitement "WELCOME HOME!" Little known to Grandma Bet, many friends, family, and project donators came together to celebrate her house warming. Tears of joy flowed from Grandma Bet's eyes and from many others in attendance. The only words Grandma Bet could say were "Praise God, God is good". I must admit that as we watched the Grandma Bet Story DVD clip, tears came to my eyes, too.

There is a part of me and many more Kindgom Builders members that are sad to see this project come to an end. But as I write this today, I can't wait to see what God has in store for KINGDOM BUILDERS. Grandma Bet's project is just the start of bigger and better things. God of the City (click here) where do we go from here?

The countdown began Monday for our launch of Grandma Bet's (surprise) Saturday house warming...prayer, late night shopping trips, furniture donation pick-ups, final building inspection, final survey, pest control spraying, obtaining a certificate of occupancy, more prayer, final grading, tree planting, turning on electricity, charging the HVAC system, landscaping, laying sod, adjusting irrigation, more prayer, trimming trees, site clean-ups, inside cleaning, kitchen stocking, more last minute shopping trips, moving furniture, more prayer, hanging pictures, blinds, curtains, building a picnic table and furniture, delivery of appliances and furniture, more prayer, last minute curtain sewing, towel monogramming and more clean-up.

Only God could orchestrate the details and last minute to do list items that were completed this week; and the beauty was seeing how he instrumentally used so many people, with so many talents to become ONE unified body...BUILDING GOD'S KINGDOM.

Ephesians 4: 4-6 We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future. 5 There is only one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and there is only one God and Father, who is over us all and in us all and living through us all (NLT).