Wednesday, July 28, 2004
A GOOD VOTE
Recently my church pursued purchasing approximately 4 acres of ground adjoining our property so we could expand our building in the near future. It took a lot of negotiating and waiting but the owner agreed to sell us the property.
We are paying $10,000 an acre, or approximately $40,000. The proposal to the members is to pay $20,000 from our existing money and receive a special offering to (hopefully) raise the remaining $20,000. The leaders also requested permission to, if necessary, borrow up to $25,000 to finish paying for the land and cover closing costs.
We voted last Sunday. With 62 percent of those eligible to vote casting a vote, the vote was 100% -- unanimous – to accept the proposal. We are thankful to God.
We allowed space on the ballots for comments if anyone had anything to say. (Of course the ballots were unsigned.) A dozen or so chose to comment. All comments were positive, expressing appreciation for the job done by the people on the committee.
One comment was especially meaningful to me. It expressed great confidence in the leadership of our church. That was good to read. We DO have great leaders in our church. Wise, godly, visionary, people with a love for God and His people.
We are blessed. Thank you, Lord. Now the real vote comes when people are asked to vote with their money and give the remaining $20,000. We’ll see. It is easier to put an "X" on a ballot than to write a check and put in the offering!
Jim
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