A year of renovation!!

From August of 2013 until May 2014 Renovation of the ministry center was our primary
task. God sent lots of wonderful helpers but the project could never had succeeded without His faithfulness and  Johnny K. Palmer as project manager.  When we had a need, we cried out to God and he answered sometimes within the hour!! Such was the car when we cried out for a plumber and got a number of a guy named Csaba - who turned out to live in the neighborhood, could do everything and had a van. He joined us for the whole project!  Special thanks to Nadia K for always serving wonderful meals and having drinks available.  The space has - the ministry room with entrance from street level. 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, a storage/extra room and a custom kitchen with den and dining area.  This all has been an answer to prayer and a dream birthed and purchased between 2000-2004.
We were able to use one bedroom and one bathroom from 2013, the project re-booted mid August 2013, ministry room available Dec 2013 and final renovation completed May 9, 2014. All praise to a Mighty Faithful God!! (and His helpers)

Abbe looks a bit overwhelmed with the scope of the project

We needed LOTS of help!!!!                        
         Johnny K Palmer was a GIFT to the project as he managed it daily!                                                                        


Nadia kept us all filled with food & drinks for work 


Kitchen area in process






Flooring and brick walls for the ministry room




Kitchen den area before 

 And then we started using it - Praise God!! We targeted the main room to be finished first and started to use it in Dec 2013 for a youth Christmas program. Lots of events, including movie nights.

Everyone sitting with back to accented brick wall to watch movies on the painted wall.

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