Unless the LORD...

This morning Pastor Octavius, Remanius, Abner and myself travelled to the houses of Phase 2.  In each Phase we are building seven houses.  Currently we are in Phase 3.  Hopefully this coming Monday we will begin Phase 4.  It takes about 2 weeks to build a house 20 feet by 16 feet.  In each house there are three rooms.  One room is the dining room and kitchen while the other two are bedrooms.  After each phase is completed Pastor Octavius and others from the building committee go to each home to meet with the new home owner. 

The purpose of this visit is to dedicate the house to LORD with thanksgiving and prayer.
When we arrived at the houses we spent some time chit-chatting with the homeowners, and asking about their lives and family.  Afterwards we sang a verse of a song then read a couple of verses from the Bible...

"Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. 
             Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain." Psalm 127:1

It is true, the LORD builds the houses.  Pastor Octavius went on to say that he hopes this house will be a house where God is served.  A house where the Bible will be opened, where prayer will be lifted up to God, a place where God can be introduced to other people and a place where children, with the guidance of their parent(s), will learn more about Him and come to love Him even more.

After the Bible reading and devotion, one of the visiting people led in a time of prayer.  A prayer filled with the requests above.  In all these visits took about 15 minutes each.  It was a wonderful time; a time where fellow brothers and sisters could share the common bond of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ.