Tile flooring...

Empty sanctuary awaiting carpet...

Quite the unusual look...

Balcony becoming a storage area...

More stuff goes on up...

Workers scrambling to clear my office for carpet...

Warm reception to the tile guys...

Floor prep begins...

Telelphone system installers...

Every bathroom in the new church wing has been prepped for VCT flooring. That means that every toilet has been removed from off its base and is no longer available for normal operation. We were ready to see the tile guys that arrived this morning!! In fact, they received quite the welcome from all of us who were there working today.

All three offices were emptied of its contents and placed out in the foyer area. This next step once again prepared us for carpeting which is to happen any day. When all the tile and carpet goes down in the new sanctuary wing we will begin to feel a bit of normalcy around our regional worship center. All of us can't wait until this part of the rebuild takes place! Thanks Lord for the past 8 1/2 weeks of progress that have moved us to this point!

We received Flood Fund checks from two churches recently: First Assembly of God in Olney, Illinois and Calvary Temple in Concord, California. Each of these churches are pastored by good friends of mine. Thanks Lord for the Christian camaraderie that you have given us in this faith journey! You have blessed me with wonderful encouragers and supporters in this process.

The phone guys were back and installing parts of our newly expanded phone system. When everything is said and done we will have three more phone base stations installed throughout our expansive facilities. This was always something I had wanted for quite some time...now we are going to accomplish this task! Thanks Lord for the many upgrades you are giving to our worship center!

Anticipating another big progress day tomorrow. We will have our HOPE Outreach Center OPEN again in the morning. Another shipment of donated supplies were brought in on Wednesday...both clothes and canned goods. We will be able to continue this until the rebuild progress moves into our fellowship hall area. Then another transition will have to occur...

Contact was made with our architect and he continues to work on preparing a new set of plans for the two older buildings on our ministry campus...patience, patience, patience! These areas will also be transformed into a much better use of ministry space with increased functionality than before the Flood of 2008!

If you would like to contribute something to help us with our holding on to the promise of rebuilding DEBT FREE you can access our online giving site @ www.columbusfirstassembly.org. Thanks in advance of your gift with loving support in this unbelievable faith journey!

Have a great evening!

Love to all.

P.S. Read the report from Northland Church's preview missions trip: http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/2008/08/06/team-returns-from-preview-of-the-flood-damage-in-columbus-indiana