November 22, 2008 A Very Cold Day!
As we gathered to work on the Potter's House this day, it was 22 degrees. Still a lively crew showed up to work. We realized that the purpose of our work is to build a barrier to the elements that we were experiencing this day. It is hard to hammer nails on a day like this. The hammer seems amazingly attracted to our thumbs and fingers. But we remember that the people who will worship here would have a very hard time being thankful for worship if it was this cold. So we plug on.

Here is our first picture of the sanctuary without all of the braces. If will be a fine place to worship. The door that you see will be the main entrance to the sanctuary. Huddling in her coat is Susan Collins, my wife. The other picture here shows our first construction change. We had two rooms planned for this space, but after consideration of the number of kids, we decided to open up the space for one room with a sliding divider. It is great to have to consider how to make the space work for larger crowds.
Below you will see pictures of some of our faithful workers. Ben and Gil are bundled up early in the morning. Later, when the ice melted some, we were able to get on the roof and put on shingles. This job is almost completed.
We are taking off Nov. 30th for the Thanksgiving weekend. In the coming weeks we will be putting on siding, installing windows and doors, and beginning with electrical and plumbing. If you are interested in helping, please contact me at tonycollins@bellsouth.net or 865-805-4184.