Update 5/22/19

The core building team is working to finalize dates and details related to demolition in June.  As that looms near, efforts to salvage materials from the hotel buildings continue.  There are door locks and P-Tac units (air conditioners) that still need to be pulled out, and plenty of miscellaneous furniture and small appliances that could be useful to someone.  A group of folks have been working diligently to remove copper piping throughout the buildings, and that has proven to be a worthwhile effort.  The first day's effort resulted in this check!

In recent weeks, as both the Cultivating and Building Teams have met, momentum has been gaining towards the building master plan.  The cultivating team has been putting together a plan for communication, and working to get tools in place to enable them to engage our community well.  Additionally, the building team has continued to work on pre-design concepts, discussed building costs, and is working on initial numbers for a sustainment plan.  These conversations will continue to be worked out as our teams move back and forth between them.  Pray with us that the master plan picture becomes more and more clear as we drill down through these things.

One thing that continues to stir a sense of worship is to see how God has given people within our community such a wide variety of gifts and temperaments.  We pray that this building project would continue to be a process that cultivates teamwork in New Hope as we each offer our strengths and vision for God's work.  Continue to pray and consider how God might want to use your skills and resources, both for the building and for His redemptive work among people.

REMEMBER...THERE IS A LINK FOR VOLUNTEER NEEDS AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG PAGE.