Lost Creek Free church was completely engulfed in the flood waters on July 28, 2022. Pastor Dave drives fuel trucks and shepherds this church part time. Lost Creek Free Church has been a part of his life for a long time. He sat under the teaching of the previous pastor who had been there for 54 years! When our team met Pastor Dave, he was broken and exasperated with the situation of his church. As Dave looked at the damage to his church, he wasn't sure what to do. Dave spent many days, lawyers visits, county office visits trying to figure out if he could rebuild this church.Finally, he was told he had to walk away from the church.
Recently, I was taking a team on a tour of the areas we are working in and stopped by Lost Creek Free Church. Imagine my surprise when we pulled up to the church and Samaritans Purse was there gutting the building! I introduced myself to the team and we shared with them about Crisis Response. It was a really neat opportunity to talk with this team and share what Christ was doing in the community as we work together with the common goal of share Christ with hurting people. And it was a huge blessing to have the building cleaned out. Before we left both the team from Samaritans Purse and our Crisis Response team prayed together for Lost Creek Free Church, for the communities, and for each of our teams. It was awesome!
I was checking in on Pastor Dave to see how he was doing and if he had found someplace to build the church. I was surprised to hear that they were in the process of rebuilding the original church that had been flooded. Pastor Dave was so excited and thanking God that he could be back in their building. As of today, they are full steam ahead and have electric going in. We are hoping to be available to help them do some drywall and other projects. Please be in prayer for this church. Pray for Pastor Dave - for strength, health, and for others to support him as they rebuild. Pray for the congregation - this is a heavy emotional and financial strain for them.