Honestly, there have been more than a few moments over the last week when I thought, “Did we make the right decision to deconstruct our building?” Yeah, it’s ‘green’ and it’s providing training for jobs in deconstruction, but our church building is going to be gone!
But yesterday, I received a confirmation that God has led us in making the right decision. God saw something we couldn’t see. We knew the foundation on the north side of the building was eroding. We knew there was a hole that had developed where the 1901 building and the 1904 building were joined. That hole had become the front door for the squirrels who had taken up residence in the attic. What we couldn’t see until we took out the ceiling and investigated the rafters was that the 1901 building and the 1904 addition are pulling apart!
So, if we had proceeded with repairs to the building, we would have had structural problems later on that would have required thousands of dollars more and–get this!–would have required deconstructing a portion of the ceiling!
We made the right decision. And God who has led us safe thus far will safely lead us home. Amen!
Tongue on Fire 