Over 2 months ago we found a new building for the branch to meet in on Sunday, but we still do not have a contract between the Church and the owner of the building. It will take over 2 months for the renovations the owner promised to do before we can move in. In the meantime, our current meeting place is looking shabbier and shabbier. When the electrical plugs quit working 3 weeks ago, that almost pushed us over the edge when the caretaker didn’t quickly get it fixed. We held church one week without the fans, and the nex without the PA system and organ as well. President Ramkissoon jury rigged the breaker box so we could have electricity to run the fans and the microphone, etc. the following week.
We have talked off and on about painting the building ourselves, but quickly talked ourselves out of it because we hoped to be moving soon. Last Sunday night we decided that we could pay one of the branch members who is between jobs to paint it for us. We bought all the supplies and he scrapped the floors of the yucky green paint and he replaced it with grey. He painted the walls an off color, what a difference. The missionaries scrubbed the doors and tables, what an improvement. The steps to the building also received a new coat of paint to make the building more inviting. It must have worked because we had 54 at church today. (Actually, we had a group of 18 BYU students join us and 2 families from Trinidad).
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