Solid as the Foundation
Building is something we have become familiar with over the years as we’ve worked various projects. We’ve seen churches, schools and feeding centers built. While every building was different, they all had one thing in common: the buildings were only as solid as their foundation.
By God’s grace, we have been able to purchase a house here in Burundi for ourselves. We had a small property in Florida and with the proceeds from its sale and help from many of you, we will hopefully move into our own home in the coming weeks. When we began the process of refurbishing our house, we thought it would be simple. We quickly found out that it wasn’t going to be simple. Walls toppled under the slightest touch of the hammer. The further we proceeded in the process, the more we found wrong with the house. We had to knock everything down and start over once again with the foundation. It’s been a journey but soon we will be secure in a home whose walls won’t fall come the next rainy season.
If we want to see God’s Kingdom built, we have to start from the ground up. We can’t hope to build when we don’t invest in the dirty work of digging the trenches where the foundation will be laid. Once the foundation is solid, we can safely build.