Monday, January 14, 2013

Foundation

Foundation work at the Parsonage 1-14-13
The crew arrived today to work on the foundation of the parsonage.  There was a half a dozen or so young men in the crew and we have never seen such hard workers.  They got an incredible amount of work done in just 1 day.  It truly was amazing.  It was clear and 31 degrees when they started working but they seemed oblivious to the cold.  You can see in this picture the yellow hard hat on the man in one of the many holes they dug today.  The soil here is very difficult to dig. It sticks to everything.  It would have taken me all day to dig just one of those holes and these 6 men dug 28 holes 2 feet square and several feet deep.  They have installed 4 piers so far and will install a total of 41 in all.   With all the dirt lying around it looks like 100 holes. 
We had to leave the house for it was our turn for the worship services at the nursing home.  Janie played and I led the singing then brought a sermon from the text containing the model prayer.  There were 15 in attendance which was good due to there being so much sickness going around.  We asked a friend to come over and watch the house while we were away.  We spent most of the day at our computers working.  We are winding down our day by watching a movie together.  It was a version of "Pride and Prejudice" which we had not seen before.  It was a good movie but we prefer overall the original BBC's mini series version. 
Wise men build their houses upon rocks.  Jesus likened those who hear His words and do them unto these wise builders.  When the storms come, and they will come, have Jesus Christ as your foundation and your anchor and you will not need to fear them. 
The west side of the parsonage, foundation work
The south side of the parsonage, foundation work
Front, north side, of the parsonage
Sunday Night Sermon 1-13-13

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