This is a Call Out!

The church in Alajuelita under construction

We're now professionals at flinging mud on the walls!!

Hello to all!  A time of another transition is upon Jennifer and me.  We are about to leave our cozy little room in the house of the Baits to fly solo (if you will) on the Caribbean coast.  There we will be teaching in a school for tykes and volunteering at a couple of the local churches.  I'm sure we'll get into some ministries that we can't foresee; we'll let you know when we know.

But before we go, there's something we must ask.  

The church needs help!

We've grown close to the people at the church in the above picture, Alajuelita.  We've put a lot of time and work into the construction of the church building.  We've seen three groups come through and bring their labor and funds to help the construction continue.  This church is being built because there is need of a church in this poorer community of Costa Rica, and Jenn and I believe in what is happening there.  The thing is, now that all the groups have come and gone, the building fund will be diminished in about a week.  There are two Ticos (Costa Ricans) that are hired to build the church, Hugo (the foreman), and Uriel (His assistant); both of whom we've grown very close to.  We'd love to see the church construction continue, but to make that possible they need more funds.  

We've set up a link on the right side of this blog.  Please, if you feel inclined to do so, give what you can!  Every penny that you give will go to the building of the Alajuelita church!  To give you an idea, it costs...

$10 for a bag of cement (110 lbs)

$8 for a bag of plaster (95lbs)

$35 for a gallon of paint

$170 for a truckload of sand (used for basically everything...we've blown through about 4 of these since January

$370 for both Hugo and Uriel to work for a week (let's keep them going!)

Hugo plastering the walls!  THE FINAL STEP OF FINISHING THE
 INTERIOR WALLS!

So far, it has taken 7 years to get this far in the building project.  This is not because construction takes that long, but because they've had to wait until there's money to continue.  Right now, they are in a working groove, and we'd love to see this thing to the end!  

Uriel working on the entrance steps

The interior with plastered walls and a floor!!

There has been incredible progress in the last month!  The floors are poured, the interior walls plastered, entrance steps completed, drain ditches dug, exterior walls splattered, and plenty of electrical work wired!  Windows, gates, and doors still need to be put in.  The church needs more seating.  Bathrooms need to be installed...the list goes on!

This community needs a church!

Thank you to all that have given their time and money to this church.  God has been and continues to be at work here.

Since being here I've been struggling to discover exactly where God wants us.  I'm always questioning if we're doing enough.  What I've found is that whenever I'm doing work with my hands building something for the church body, I can honestly say, "THIS is the right place to be!"  

Thank you all for reading this.  It means so much to us to see that you care.  

Mr. Christopher Savage