meanwhile

meanwhile, back at the fort, our next mission assignment from headquarters was to makeover the basement classroom at the fort mckinley church. this was new territory for me – i generally hate basements but embraced the opportunity to stretch my design muscles and see what might transpire. i researched basement makeovers online and identified a color scheme that felt fresh and fun. several friends helped me prep the room this past week and today 10 gingha-servants (who i also count as friends) worked hard to make this underground vision a reality. first order of business was to transport the world’s largest and heaviest table (400+ lbs.) out of the basement and up to the fellowship hall where it could be repurposed as a serving table for the wildly successful “breakfast @ the fort” currently served-up every sunday morning (250 guests at last count.) soooo… on the coldest, wettest day of the season so far 8 guys (and i) carried the table down the hall, up the steps, out the back door, around the building, up the ramp, in one of the front doors, down the lobby and steps, up steps and around the corner into the f.h.. amazing – but it’s done. back to the basement, we had three kinds of wall treatments to create which kept things interesting. i’ll blog about those in the next few days – after i get some rest. it’s a good kind of tired, you know? there’s nothing quite like the feeling of working hard for 7 hours with truly great people – only because we all believe that soon hearts will be turned towards jesus in this classroom. even if it is in a basement.