Kicking it up

Renovating the Love In Action Ministry Center has been an amazing process.

When we purchased the building, we knew we were getting a structurally strong facility, but one that needed a lot of work on the inside. Literally, from the floor to the ceiling we have ripped out, torn down, rebuilt, straightened, braced, painted, and everything else.

The best part of the work has been all of the volunteers who have come out and those who have provided materials and finances. Christians from a number of different churches have joined us, and it is so inspiring to truly see the Body of Christ working together. Martha and I can't say "thank you" enough.

We have made a lot of progress and the building is looking better and better each week, but we aren't finished yet. We still have a good deal of work to do. That's why I am asking for even more people to get involved to help us get the building ready to open.

There are a lot of people depending on us to open this building soon. The homeless are ready for us to open. The work release men and women can't wait to get back "home" for Celebrate Recovery Inside at Love In Action. People who live in the community are asking more and more questions and are excited about us opening. So many ministry opportunities await. We are doing a lot, but we can do so much more.

Here are ways you can help:

1. Pray: We need your prayers. We see God touching lives and providing for our every need in amazing ways, and we know it's because people are praying. Please continue.

2. Donate: We need finances to purchase materials. Or, if you can donate the materials that would be great too.

3. Volunteer: This is an entirely volunteer ministry, so everything that gets done is accomplished by volunteers. Here are the areas where we need expertise and help:
- Sheet rock: hanging it and taping and mudding it. Then sanding it and preparing it for painting.
- Flooring: We have a flooring man who is very good, but he is just one man and we have a lot of flooring to put down. We have VCT tiling and commercial grade carpet already purchased. We will need to buy more VCT for a few smaller rooms.
- Tiling a wet room. We are going to make the shower room a "wet room" We need people who can tile the floor and walls.
- Plumbing: We have a plumber, but he could use some help. We are totally re-plumbing the building, and doing everything by city code, so you need to know the codes, in addition to how to do the work.
- Vinyl siding: We have some corners that need replacing and some other repairs to make on the outside of the building.
- Parking lot repair: The back corner of our parking lot was caved in when we bought the building. It needs repairing for safety reasons and to give us more parking for volunteers.

As you can see, there is a lot of work to do, but with the right people and a large number of volunteers who can follow the experts' instructions, we can accomplish everything quickly.

We would like to open by late June or the first of July. Together, we can reach that goal. Can you help? Do you know people who can help? Again, please pray, donate and volunteer. Together as the Body of Christ we can do it.

Thank you all so much.