Building Updates

July 11, 2022

December 31, 2021

God has made a way through one donor for all government building requirements to be met and all loans to be paid!  Praise the Lord and His Christ!

12/31/21

A loan was taken out to get the church building useable for meetings, but the court is demanding payment, and Pastor Kisa has been in and out of jail. Please pray and help us by sharing this donation link:

https://www.givingway.com/donate/1c586d32-5d4b-4044-b21c-3c3db696b220/Believer%27s+World+Church

9/21/21

Pastor Kisa: "[The landlord] has closed [the old, rented building] already, and we had to remove all the church property. Three days ago, we started taking it down from the inside. He poured rubble around the entrances...I was very happy to hear the president lifted the lockdown restrictions, but also very sad that we are not yet ready to open [the new building], and the people are very eager to come for fellowship...I have requested permission from the municipal council and they have told us that we can use the premises if the toilets and washrooms are ready to use. They have given us permission for one month, after which they will require us to have all other requirements in place. We need $1800 to have the toilets ready. We need doors and balustrades and plastering, at least the inside."

We need to pay the terrazzo contractors: Pastor Kisa said, "Please pray for the terrazzo contractors. They are threatening to leave the work unfinished and not to return. They said they have workers under them that haven't been paid for a whole month and yet they are casual workers. I don't want them to leave because this would be double work for us and also it wouldn't be a good thing for us as a church."

The rest of the requirements that will be needed after a month are as follows:

-CCTV cameras installed for security. The police demand weekly footages.

-The ceiling in the main church to be completed.

-The fitting of the glass in the windows and doors.

-The installation of fans in the main auditorium.

The expected amount to complete the building is $33,000.

Pastor Emma explained the significant increase in costs to build this building, from when we first began the project:

"When the country underwent the lockdown, many things changed and the body of Christ has greatly been affected. There are quite many churches that didn't operate after the first wave. The second wave has also brought in stricter rules, that will greatly affect the church. Churches that don't comply will strictly not be permitted to operate. Unfortunately, most of these standard operating procedures involve money. Some of them we have already met, such as having permanent structures. Security measures are in place, but we are still not set and they are also involving money. The debt we incurred was for materials to fabricate the basement windows and doors and the gate for the perimeter wall, which is also mandatory for child protection from kidnaps. And so are the CCTV cameras. These things are part of the things without which churches will not be allowed to operate... Also, from the start, we have paid private guards to offer security for the building materials. However, the government now wants us to have police guards every day we have a meeting, including Sundays. But that's not also for free. Although, once the church opens, we shall be able to take care of some of those things."