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The new entry way in the newly completed Calvary Baptist Church building in Sauk City, WI. |
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The front stage and pulpit area. |
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People fellowshipping in the new sanctuary. |
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Our family in the new sanctuary for a Wednesday night service. |
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The first service in the new building: Wednesday, Oct. 5. |
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Pastor Lindsey leading worship for the first time in the new building. |
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Judah and Asher playing in the new nursery. |
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Andy laying tile in the new coat rooms. |
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Laying the tile in the new church foyer. |
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Andy and Judah in the new church sanctuary--posing under the chandeliers that Andy helped install. |
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Andy switching on the lights that he helped install. |
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The new church sanctuary, under construction. |
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Elizabeth works at the project for an afternoon putting poly on the trim for the church. |
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Our team of missionary builders in August 2011. |
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Elizabeth with the other builder's wives and a few ladies from church. |
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The front of Calvary Baptist Church, Sauk City. |
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Andy and his brother, Jeremy, spraying paint in the new church building. |
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Andy on the lift, mudding the ceiling. |
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Elizabeth and the boys looking over the work. |
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Eletrical work - getting ready to pull wire. |
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group from Barron, Wi. They were a great help for a day. |
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Moving in the baptism tank |
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making sure we have enough help |
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I'm not sure its going to fit. |
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Elizabeth taking the boys on a walk |
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Andy working with Charlie Gartin, the electrician for the project. |
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June 20th, exterior progress. |
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June 20th progress of building. |
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Our weekly builder's wives prayer meeting. |
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Andy and Dennis Robinson working on framing. |
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Andy drilling holes for framing. |
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Our current project: Calvary Baptist Church, Sauk City, WI. |
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May 1st: The church congregation holds their ground breaking ceremony. |
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Judah gets a turn with the shovel. |
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Judah and his cousins: Brandon and Ethan. Andy's brother, Jeremy, is also a builder, and these are his sons. |
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The digging starts and the place starts to immediately look different! |
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The framing for the footings is being constructed. |
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Pouring the footings. Andy is working the wheelbarrow. |
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Andy and his brother Jeremy putting together Celblox (sp?). This is the framing for the stem walls. |
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Now pouring the stem walls. Andy got to work the cement chute. |
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Judah, Asher and I walked down to see the pouring of the stem walls. We walk down most every day to check out the progress. |
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The digger machine came in to back fill. |
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The work begins of pouring the concrete pad. |
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Andy is helping Mike Carr, the lead builder. |
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Builder team, Dennis and Peggy Robinson. Just one of the awesome couples on our building team. |
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We hosted a Wednesday night supper and prayer meeting at our home, on the patio. |
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Andy's current project at the CBM Home office: the service center. He and Bernie Schermer are working on painting. |
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Inside of the building on the west side. |
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Getting ready to paint up high. |
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Judah seeing Daddy at work |
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This is the roofing project at Maranatha Baptist Church in Cedar Springs, MI. We tore off the existing layers and put on new shingles. |
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3 great guys. Steve Meyers (left) Nehemiah builder, Tom Logsdon (center) pastor of the church, and Jay Vredeveld (right) Nehemiah builder. |
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Dallas Putnam (CBM building Director) and Judah |
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Shop Building Andy is working on |
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CBM office and our Trailers |
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Andy having fun with taping joints |
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Judah loves to watch Daddy work |
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Elizabeth presenting a memorial stone. |
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Andy preaching during our presentation. |
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Ashley Baptist Church, Belding, MI. |
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Heritage Baptist Church, Keosauqua, IA. |
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Book Road Baptist Church, Naperville, IL. |
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Cornerstone Baptist Church, Geneseo, NY. |
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Duct work in Bradenton, FL. |
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Exterior stone work in Bradenton, FL. |
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Staining pew parts in Bradenton, FL. |
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A CBM builder and a volunteer working together in Bradenton, FL. |
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Evangel Baptist Church in Bradenton, FL. |
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Putting up walls in Gretna, NE. |
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Inside of Gretna Baptist Church. |
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Gretna Baptist Church, Gretna, NE. |
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Pooring foundation in Williamsburg, IA. |
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Putting up a wall in Williamsburg, IA. |
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Putting up the trusses in Williamsburg, IA. |
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Church built by CBM in Williamsburg, IA. |
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Andy speaking at camp IRBC summer 2008. |
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Andy speaking with some boys at IRBC. |
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Andy setting up the dominoes. |
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Playing carpetball at camp. |
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Our names on a church sign in Sinclairville, New York. Our first time on a church sign! |
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The other side welcomed us as CBM representatives. |
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