by wayne Guinn
On my way to a consulting appointment in Tulsa with a church in financial distress, I stopped by Joplin, MO, to visit the worksite of the BBF Builders and NCPO Construction Consultation Team. Let me share a report from Craig Miller, job coordinator.
I can testify to what the Lord is doing through the cooperative efforts of our NCPO Construction Consultation Team and the BBF Builder missionary teams. The Lord is using our combined efforts to make a tremendous impact in the lives of the people of Faith Baptist Church who lost their church facilities in the 2011 Joplin tornado. This church has been faithfully sharing the good news of the gospel with the community of Joplin for over 55 years. After enduring the devastation, they were faced with the daunting task of rebuilding. Although insurance did its job, the cost of rebuilding their facilities in today’s construction market created a tremendous void in financing. Through the direction of our NCPO pre-job consultation and the hands-on construction ministry of our BBF Builders, God has shown Faith Baptist Church that He can accomplish great things through the faithfulness of His people.
The BBF Builders missionaries have been incorporating their full-time missionaries with a strong base of volunteer mission teams. This concept is being implemented on the Faith Baptist rebuild. The BBF Builders volunteer network for this project includes mission teams from four different states! The Lord has sent over 50 volunteers from Faith Baptist Church in Mentone, IN, Friendship Baptist Church in Owasso, OK, and Bethel Baptist Church in Uniontown, PA, and they will be joined by seven to ten more volunteers from Mid-Way Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. All these men and women dedicated a week of vacation to join hands with fellow believers to rebuild the walls of Faith Baptist Church.
Our onsite BBF Builders organized the initial phase of construction by coordinating subcontractors for concrete work and site excavation. Once the slab work was complete they immediately began to prepare for the volunteer mission teams. In just a couple short weeks the builders had all materials for wood framing cut, labeled and ready for installation. This 10,000-square-foot facility went from slab to wood frame completion in just ten working days! Many of the local contractors and residents were amazed to see that 50 volunteers, with little construction experience, were able to complete such a tremendous task, in so little time. To God be the glory!
Although this project is still underway, the Lord has used our BBF Builders and these faithful volunteers to encourage the believers at Faith Baptist Church, and also to save them over $55,000 in labor! Together we have shown the community that God’s people can work together and accomplish great things for Him!
Craig Miller
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If you would like to be involved personally or if you would like to organize and bring a volunteer group from your church, contact the NCPO at office@bbfincpo.com or (419) 961-7500 and we will assist you in making arrangements.