Project Hieron - Truth Baptist Church

Faith
Baptist
Church

WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS!

"Hieron" is the Greek word for "temple". In the last several weeks, God appears to be opening doors for Truth Baptist Church in Guatemala City
to obtain a piece of property in a very strategic location in the area of town where the church was started. Very few pieces of land are for sale in this area.

We need YOU to Pray for:

THE WISDOM - Wisdom from the Lord in every decision made by the church.
THE PRICE - The Lord's intervention in the negotiation of the price -
The land is valued at around $180,000.00 plus about $65,000.00 for the building. (We are talking about land in an upper-middle-class section of the capital city.) The church has around $25,000.00 saved up, and another $5000.00 promised, but it is nowhere near enough for an outright purchase.
THE LOAN - A good source for a reasonable loan - In Guatemala, the average interest rates at three banks is around 14% APR for a loan of this size. God is able. If you know of someone with means of loaning this amount of money at a reasonable interest rate, please let me know as soon as possible.
YOUR PART - Your part in this special project - The church here understands that it is their responsibility to buy and pay for their own land and building. I am NOT asking churches in the United States to purchase a building for them. If, however, God would lay it on your heart to give an offering to help towards this purchase, it would be greatly appreciated, as well as help reduce the amount of any loan that will be needed for the purchase.

THE DETAILS

Well-known Location - originally built as a "party place" for birthday parties, etc.
High Visibility - on a well-traveled boulevard
Good Accessibility - public transportation (buses) pass directly in front of the building
Adequate Parking - city regulations require certain number of parking spaces (a premium in Guatemala City)
Already Built - no hassle of obtaining building permits, connections, contractors, etc.
Adaptable Facilities - very usable as a church building with very little remodeling, including classrooms, office, kitchen, restrooms, storage and main auditorium.
Sufficient Land - about 1/4 of an acre (65 ft x 165 ft) - the building
has approximately 3600 square feet of construction.
Within Reach - We begin negotiations June 1st, 2009. The owner would like a deal to be worked out by June 15th, if possible.

A view of the land from Google Earth:
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FRONT OF BUILDING
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Plenty of wall space for church sign	Entrance to small parking area in rear	Visitor parking in front by boulevard

ENTRANCE AND MEZZANINE


Entry with office to left and kitchen to right	Men's and Ladies' restrooms plus small storage room	Mezzanine above office area to be divided for class rooms and hallway

MAIN AREA FOR AUDITORIUM


More classroom space in the corner.	Large open area to divide for auditorium and fellowship area	Auditorium with stairs at both ends for easy access to upstairs

Over two years ago, the church saw the building and enquired about the purchase, but we had no means of down payment at the time. With the faithful tithing of the church members we now have just over $25,000.00 (U.S. Dollars) saved up for putting towards a piece of property and building.

The current owner (a different one from 2 years ago) was not thinking of selling the property. But, after being approached by a real estate agent who is a member of our church and a former employee of the owner, he decided that he would be willing to sell the property.

God has already answered prayers by providing for:

The Sale - Allowing this man to decide to sell a property he was not thinking of selling.
The Parking - Allowing the inclusion of an addition piece of land directly behind the building that we needed in order to comply with municipal guidelines for parking. He initially said that piece was not for sale with the building. He has since changed his mind.
The Consensus - Allowing the membership of the church here to be in 100% agreement about this piece of property - something that I didn't fully anticipate. We had looked at other land. One was slightly bigger, but in a bad location and they wanted $200,000.00 without any construction!

I feel that the Lord is in this, the timing is right, the location is great and the people are ready.

PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYER
FOR THIS GREAT NEED!

If you have any questions, or would like more information, please email me at davidlott@fbcministries.com

If you would like to donate to this special building project, you may send your offerings, designated to "Project Hieron" or "Guatemalan Church Building," directly to our home church at:

Project Hieron - David Lott
Faith Baptist Church
1102 South 51st Street
Temple, TX 76504

or donate directly using PayPal's secure website