building clean up

As many of you know our church is joining with our community to clean up the old school facility that is lying in ruins across the street. A few years ago the school lost funding and since all the students would funnel into Cleveland High School, Cleveland Public Schools decided to close it down. From there it became a target for vandalism. Kids were shooting out windows and creating a bigger problem. Pawnee County came in and decided to demolish the building but left it looking like the picture on the side.

There is still playground equipment that can be used but because of the rubble it is too dangerous for kids to play on it. So we want to do something about it. Shelly’s parents are the College Directors for the Monterey Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX. Their students want to be part of missions so they decided to come up to Terlton and help us clean up this mess. Friday and Saturday, August 15–16, we are going to have a Community Project to clean up the school. We will be clearing out bricks, wood, and doing whatever we can to get that place ready for a park. Some will be cleaning off the bricks so they can be sold. Others will be helping with water and other refreshments while others will be doing whatever else is needed. This will be a HUGE project.

It has been said to me that in any small town the school is the hub for everything that happens in that community. When there is no school someone MUST step up and take that place of the hub. If the church does not take it someone else will. I want this church to be that hub. This church needs to make an IMPACT in the lives of these people and this project can help us begin to do just that. If you can come help us on either day, please do so. If all you can do is pray (that sounds tacky) then please do so. Prayer is so much more powerful than we think. God desires each of us to do something for Him that is significant. Please help us reach people for Christ and see His Kingdom advanced.

In Christ Alone,
Scott
Acts 4:13