Well, we have experienced another miracle in this amazing process to build this expansion. As of December 31, 2010, we passed the mark to raise $600,000. With the matching grant from the Jim Pattison Foundation (4:1), we now have 2.9 million dollars in place for our expansion. And, our goal was to just have this amount in cash and pledges but our community (and beyond) has graciously contributed the whole $600,000 IN CASH. So we really are ready to go!
Many people are still continuing to contribute to the project. This is good! We will need this money. As we look at the details, we are aware that there are many expensive parts that we would like to complete in this expansion, if we can afford it. For example, we would love it if we could complete the new parking lot with pavement, lights, plug-ins and proper traffic flow this summer. A properly finished parking lot would really improve our campus grounds.
Building plans, zoning requirements, site plans and many other pieces of the building puzzle are coming together. Pray for wisdom as many important decisions are being made as the plans come together. Pray also a prayer of Thanks to God for this amazing miracle. A year ago, we could see no way forward. Today we realize with excitement that this building is no longer a question of "if" but a question of "when". What a great story we are sharing!
