Worthless Ground??

Once again I was cleaning my shoes.

It seems I do that a lot lately, because I find myself walking around a lot on what some considered to be worthless ground. You see, some of our congregations here in South Africa meet in church buildings that they and friends built on ground that was given to them free of charge. The only thing is, that it was given to them free because it was considered "worthless" ground, unusable for any valuable purpose. In many cases, that was nearly the truth. I know of one case where truckload after truckload of good soil had to be brought in and spread out. And then the congregation would take a period of time to "pack it down" by making it a parking lot. Then more soil, and more parking/packing, and more soil, and more parking/packing, until finally the ground was solid enough to hold a firm foundation.

Now that church has a large facility in which to meet. It's not fancy, but in our eyes, and in the eyes of our South African brothers and sisters, it's beautiful! All of these churches are beautiful, because they are the meeting places for God's people, and I believe He is pleased.

So, I'll happily continue to clean my shoes...and thank God for "worthless" ground.

Blessings!

Donna