We know you are all waiting to hear… Did we get a building?
The short answer is, “No.”
Apparently, there are more chapters in this building story than we realized. Our sixty day deadline to raise funds expired in October, and we do not have a building. But many wonderful things happened during that 60 days:
You helped us raise $120,000 in sixty days! That means a total of $270,000 overall in gifts and pledges toward a building.
The Toledo Lucas County Port Authority gave a grant of $35,000 for renovations that will create jobs.
Nearly half of the needed furnishings for our future home have been donated or purchased with your gifts.
We have not lost heart! In fact, we feel very encouraged! The opportunities to serve immigrants and refugees continue to grow.
So a building in which to serve them is still a crucial need.
All donations received for our building to this date will remain in that fund to be used for that purpose. We are actively working to raise funds and to find the place that our students, from babies to grandparents, can call home. Continue to join us in this journey of faith by giving to the building fund and following our progress.