The next step after our PA Team left was to do a serious amount of welding to add the structual reinforcements required by the engineer. We had the rebar. We had a welding machine, thanks to Ken Leaders. Ken was willing to come and do the welding, but working it around his schedule would be trickier. So we just needed a welder to do the work during week 3. Well, the Methodist church in town also had a work team come for two weeks to do renovations on their building. We had the privilege of worshiping with them at our Solstice Service when our PA Team was here, as well.
Nathan stopped by to talk with them, and learned that they were wrapping up their project and the majority of them were finished...and they still had two days in Moose Pass! They gladly offered their services on our project! And I'm sure you know the punch line...among the team was a man who had 45 years of welding experience! My goodness, he worked hard and long...what a blessing!
In addition to the welding, this team got a great jump-start on the framing!
(Top picture taken from the doorway, bottom picture taken from the front of the sanctuary).
There was one temporary setback to take care of that hadn't been taken account of in time or budget. Nathan discovered that the front slabs of concrete in the sanctuary lost 3-4 inches of elevation as it sloped towards the front corner. The debate was whether to simply smooth over a layer of concrete to level it up, or to break up the floor and pour new, in case the dirt work had been done poorly which caused it to sink in the first place. Nathan made the wise choice, as after he broke up the floor, he discovered several air pockets that would have allowed the floor to sink even further. Kind of profound in building a church building as in building a church body...make sure your foundation is firm!
This week we also got all of electrical and mechanical plans finalized, and Nathan delivered them to Anchorage to the powers-that-be.
While there was nothing going on in the building, Caleb, Andrew, and Jacob picked up all the wood scraps and made a nice pile.
All in all, a ton has been done, and the stage is set for our next team!
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