The Last Month of 2008

It's hard to believe that we've arrived at December already. This year of 2008 has flown by way too quick...guess the flood waters had sometime to do with that!

Our family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday together. Jordon was home from Evangel University and was ready for some real home cooking. Mom prepared a mean turkey feast with all the trimmings. Wow, what an overflowing array of delicious dishes. We all got to top it off with pumpkin pie and whipped cream. We invited two young men from our church to join us and they got a taste of the Andreasen tradition. It was a relaxing day!

Sunday we experienced a celebration of God's goodness at church. We gathered in the sanctuary for the fifth Sunday in November. Fellowship was the focus of my message that day. Koinonia is that awesome interaction and communion of God's people as they build each other up in this awesome fellowship of God. It is one of the powerful components of any church. We need it and we must fight to stay together and remain unified. The enemy aims to isolate the believer and lock him outside of the deep fellowship that forms the nucleus of the church. The busyness and hectic pace that spins about in our culture today tears at the fabric of true fellowship and the building of Christian relationships. We mustn't let church be resolved to a simple service...we need to spend time with each other!

Work progresses on our rebuilding project. Concrete was poured today for the footer that will form the base for the steel beam that will be erected at the new stairwell opening. Plus, concrete was poured in the trough that was cut for the sump pump lines. The heating contractors moved forward with the start of installing the third furnace in the basement mechanical room. Drywall continues to go up in the basement classrooms. It is starting to take shape...

The architect and engineer worked together for the positioning of a new support beam in the basement. A new support column was needed after the floor was cut out for the large stairwell opening, and also other openings in the walls that are being made for new duct work.

The situation in the toddler wing that caused work to halt has been addressed. Plans are being given to correct the foundation deficiencies. We should have some real numbers to look at the middle of this week.

Christmas is just 24 days away...that's literally amazing. Since that day our world changed here in Columbus - June 7th 2008 - we have been engulfed with ministry, activity and reconstruction. We are soon to reach the 6-month mark!!

Keep praying for us. Keep believing with us that God will create a DEBT FREE MIRACLE. We have a long ways to go...but we serve a BIG GOD!

Love to all.