I received an email this week with the estimated cost for a little project in Latin American (Santa Maria del Real, Honduras). There is a need for $750 to rebuild the wall in front of the church building. Let me share some background quickly.
After hurricane Mitch, we feared that the walls of the old building would collapse due to the ground water that was soaked up by the adobe. I, along with a group of students from Ohio Valley University, assisted in building a new building in 1999. Fortunately, the old building survived and continued to be used as a classroom. Later other groups I worked with added a small pila with restrooms, and a classroom behind the new building. The old building remained at the front of the property, in poor repair but useful for storage, despite severe roof leaks. About a year ago, the old building was taken down because of the potential danger of a collapse, leaving only the front wall standing. That wall, part of the old building, served as part of the front wall for the church property.
With the recent rains, that wall has also begun to crumble and fall and is in danger of total collapse. The portions that have already fallen present a security problem for the church.
We need only $750. Jan and I have pledged to help, and at least one other person has also agreed to assist. We need about $600 to complete this project. Checks can be made payable to Main and Oklahoma Church of Christ and marked for “SMDR wall”. The church website is on my ‘blogroll’ or you can email me for more information. Pray also for this church. Thank you for whatever you can do.