Scrap run profits little

One classroom filled with scrap metal

Large load headed to the scrap yard

Ye old scrap yard!

Plumbers on site

HVAC guys on site

Builders on site

Gettin 'er plumb!

Working on our new basement bathrooms & shower stalls!

Orange lines indicate where the concrete is to be cut out

Wall of metal studs

More concrete to cut out

The market for scrap metals has gone south.

Thought I would help to clear out all the scrap metal in our flooded-out church basement and take it to the scrap yard for a good profit. I enlisted the help of my youth pastor and away we went. There were long pieces of duct work... short pieces, long pieces, bulky pieces and skinny pieces. There were four A-coils from the washed out furnaces, plus lots of piping and also scrap wire.

It would serve two purposes: 1) Help to clear out the basement from all of the duct work that was removed from the ceiling and 2) Provide some money for our Flood Fund. Point one was accomplished because we had many workers in our basement today. We had the plumbers, we had the builders and we also had the heat & air guys too. Good work day in the basement today! Now they were able to move around a bit easier because these pieces were cleared out.

However, we encountered one problem for the scrap metal: The amount of money that they were giving for sheet metal had dropped to 1.5 cents per pound today. I think we had somewhere between 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of metal that we dropped off in four loads. If it hadn't of been for the copper A-coils that brought more money per pound it would have been a total waste!

So you are probably guessing what we made for our 4 to 5 hours of work, right? It isn't much and it isn't pretty....$81.00! That's right, all we made from all that hard manual labor work was only $81.00! Not sure what that will buy in the grand scheme of things but we will put it into our Flood Fund and trust that it will somehow grow into $281,000. What do you think? Have any good ideas??

We still are praying and believing that God will provide for every bill in this total makeover for our flooded-out worship and ministry facilities. You can help too! Perhaps you could give $81 or $800 or $180. No matter what the gift, it is deeply appreciated.

You can send all gifts to Columbus First Assembly, 2100 Tenth Street, Columbus, IN 47201 or visit our church website to make an online contribution: www.columbusfirstassembly.org

Thanks for your continued support and prayers during this lengthy rebuild of our regional worship center!

Much love to all!