The Work Goes On...

After the rains cleared out of Marksville, LA, the local church members working under the leadership of the Louisiana Baptist Mission project manager, continued to set the trusses and apply the plywood sheeting to get their new church building under roof.  Below is a picture of the work after the weekend.

An additional roof section, an A-gable, will face forward over the large front doors and entrance-way.

It is very gratifying to see how the local members have taken ownership and moved this project along.  Cooperation is the name of the game.  The next group of volunteers will do the rough plumbing and electrical work and then the roofers and masons will move the job along. 

As we were working on the building last week, local residents stopped by and asked what was happening.  They could hardly believe that Baptists from Virginia had come all the way to Marksville to help the new congregation build their house of worship.

Thanks again to the West End Baptist Church fellowship for their support of this mission effort.  We learned a lot from the Culpepper team and are now better positioned to undertake other projects in the future.

If you would like to read more about this missions adventure, all of the related articles are available under the "Ministries" item on the Main Menu.