All I Can Do

I spent the morning at Village Hope Church - the Parma Campus....(that is just crazy to say)....I still cannot believe we were just gifted this gorgeous building.  We were working on landscaping today...weeding, cutting down branches, mulching, etc....since we are hoping to solidify our plans and mission for this building over the summer and really start our ministry out of this location in the fall.

You can actually pull a rope that rings the church bell :) SO FUN!  Remember that part in Runaway Bride?...one of my favorite movies. I never saw blue like that...

HOW BEAUTIFUL!

AND....THE CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE CURVED PEWS...WOW!

I have been searching through sanctuary pics all day looking for color combos that could work for this building....I think I found one I like that is neutral enough for every season's decor or wedding....what do you think of these colors?

Obviously this is much more ornate, so squint a little bit so you won't see all the statues and wallpaper....it will be much simpler, but I kind-of like the colors.  Do you think they would work for our building?  I'll keep looking for ideas....these are the projects that become obsessions for me....the search for perfection....I'll know it when I see it :)

Our work on this building was probably the most interesting thing going on in downtown Parma today :)  We had a bunch of people stop by to talk with us about what we were doing and ask about our church.  I pray God will use this building and our ministry through it as a light in Parma, MI.

There are a lot of things in life that we are given which we do nothing to deserve.  Though it takes our effort, being able to minister to people is a gift....it is, perhaps, the best gift we have been given (besides our own salvation) because the efforts we make to do whatever we can do for Christ open up opportunities for others to receive eternal life.  That is really incomprehensible.... to wrap up a present like that and give GOD'S GIFT to another person.  AMAZING!

The brick in the background of this video reminds me of the Parma church and the words express exactly how I feel :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1OE53ZMApQ