We have recently had letters from Bedline and Innocent and it’s good to maintain that contact with the children we support. We will be sending Christmas cards and gifts shortly to the three children we support.
Fredrick and Reeba have sent us a letter detailing the news of their new building project. We visited this building on our trip to India last year, but there was much work to be done. When the church construction work started, they had £500, but now are halfway through the project and have spent more than £7000! Fredrick says, “Right from the foundation work, walls, raising pillars till the roof level and filling the land we saw God’s favour and provision. People from our church came forward and helped us in getting materials like sand for construction; some bought cememnts, bricks and steel. Young people every evening after their work come and help us in the building. Today we have completed concrete roofing work.”
Sacrificial saving and giving has been key to this work proceeding. There is much work still to be done:
- flooring work, laying tiles
- plastering the inside and outside walls
- electrical work, wiring, lightings and switches fixing and fans
- painting walls
- plumbing and sanitary connections
- building toilets and fixtures in the toilets
- wooden doors, steel grilles and windows fixing
- roof plastering
As you can imagine, this work costs money (an estimated further £7,000), but if all goes well, the church building could be dedicate by Christmas. Please continue to pray.