Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Putting things into perspective

I want to put things into perspective here. After the roof was poured we met with the architect/engineer who planned the new church building. He gave us the dimensions for the new roof (phase 3) but he also gave us a rough estimate of the cost - about $33,000 American. Contrast that to the $12,000 that this phase cost. All in all the church building will cost them roughly $150-200 thousand dollars American. That seems like a bargain to us but to them it's a veritable fortune.

Our church building burned down in December of 2003. By July 2007 we were holding services in the new building. By contrast, this building has been under construction for at least 10 years and there's still the main part of the roof to finish.

Our church building was built for a few million dollars and we took a huge mortgage to pay it off. By contrast, this building will cost about $150-200 thousand American but they are doing it as they get it, without taking loans.

Things are very different here in Mexico, that is for sure. It has certainly caused our team members to give a little thought to how we are serving Christ, both here and at home. If nothing else, perhaps we'll be a little more conscientious to how much we actually have and not complain so much about what we lack. And hopefully we'll give a little more thought to how people in other places serve God. They are an inspiration to us all.

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