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Updated: 2:14 AM May 31, 2006
Volunteers Build Their Faith and A Church
When most of us think of summer vacations we think of lounging by the pool, soaking in the sun or reading a good book.
But this summer hundreds of people from dozens of states will be heading to Eau Claire to work on their days off.
Posted: 6:10 PM May 30, 2006Reporter: Allison Miller |
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From all walks of life and all possible professions, they've come to Eau Claire not just to build a church, but also to build their faith.
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"For us this is really become holy ground."
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This ground is the future site of Jacob's Well Southern Baptist Church.
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A church once so small the entire congregation fit in their pastor's living room.
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They now count between 700 to 800 members and soon can count themselves one among dozens of churches built by Builders for Christ, an all volunteer organization.
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"We don't do this for the adventure or for our own satisfaction we really feel like we're called by God to do this," says Lawrence Corley with Builders for Christ.
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"Their spirit is unbelievable their attitude and we would not and could not be doing what we're doing without them we're absolutely overwhelmed," Paul Berthiaume, Jacob Well's pastor.
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The feeling is mutual.
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For the volunteers, which will total some 1,400 by summer's end, the project gives them a chance to learn something new.
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"I've never done anything with carpentry at all. I can't even open a jar of pickles by myself so it's been great," says volunteer Donni Johnson from Virginia.
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While putting to practice what they preach.
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"Jesus Christ gave everything for me. This is just a small thing I can give back to him. That's a no brainer," says volunteer R.G. Evans from Alabama.
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With all the volunteers and a little help from above, the $3 million project is scheduled to be done this fall.
