Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind…Job 38:1
Job had questions about all that was happening to him. God shows up, hidden in the image of a whirlwind, and speaks to Job about the wisdom of his ways with us which does not require an explanation from him, but rather our faith in his perfect wisdom, love and power.
This is what we must remember as we deal with the aftermath of hurricane Irma. We sustained damages to our facilities that have been estimated to be around $50,000. We would like to raise $20,000 of that over the next three months (Nov-Jan).
We have some reserve funds for this kind of disaster and our people are doing as much of the work as we can. The work being done includes: water damage and bacterial control which was done by Erickson; roof repairs on the two-story educational building. re-carpeting of the bottom and tops floors; repainting walls and ceilings on both floors, repair of water damaged drywall, air-conditioner unit repair; replacement of smoke detectors and emergency lighting units as needed; and other miscellaneous repairs or upgrades.
We hope to have the bottom floor operational again in the next few weeks, and the top floor finished by the end of this year (only two months left with the holidays).
So there it is. Mamie and I are giving $1,000 to get things started, and are praying that God will give you a generous heart and love for him and his church so that we can meet or exceed our goal of $20,000 as soon as possible.
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. (2 Cor 9:11-12)
