Buildings Off-Line

Thursday and Friday saw a fury of work around the campus.

Fretz worked diligently to get all of the buildings off-line so that demolition can begin on Wednesday of next week. This meant that everything had to be disconnected: electric, water, sewer, gas, etc.

Everything has progressed with a few difficulties. Digging and capping the sewer has meant digging to find old lines that are not always easily found. The water line caused a problem when it was discovered that the four buildings schedule for demolition plus the sanctuary are all on the same line. This means that the sanctuary will be without water until the demolition of the old buildings is complete and a new line can be run under the planned new construction. Gas will be disconnected on Monday and then reworked so that gas remains available to the school.

The plan is that this site work will be completed on Monday and Tuesday so that full-on demolition can begin on Wednesday. The tentative plan is that the buildings and trees will be completely removed within the week.

On Thursday evening I was working late in the office. When I walked to the car it was eerily dark. With all of the power off in the buildings (and exterior and tree lights) it is amazing how dark and quiet the place can be despite being right in the heart of the city.

The Lord has called us out of darkness and into His marvelous light. I pray that this project will encourage all of us in the faithful sharing of the Gospel with our friends, families, and neighbors. What a glorious location and what an awesome opportunity!