01/07/2023
A set of keys? What's so great about that? Well it represents a big milestone of the Barnabas Church of Sierra Leone. It has been over 4 years since God put it in Andy Winningham's heart to start a church in Sierra Leone. God led him through a multitude of people to a young man named Suciaman Barrie. With Andy's help they rented a small office space in Bo City and started a church. Andy helped them buy some sound equipment, keyboard, generator, chairs and other things to help the church get started. He then helped them purchase some land, sent them some rough church plans and watched them shovel by shovel dig a well to benefit the community. Not long after the well being dug Andy graduated on to his reward in heaven. Andy had a great vision for the building of the church there and it being a blessing to the community. He eventually wanted them to build a school for the children of the area to receive a good christian education.
Now four years later, and with help from Christ for the Nations to put the roof on; they finally have the building closed in with keys to lock up their few belongings.
Who would have thought that God would use someone like Andy to build 2 debt free church buildings in His lifetime to be a part of the building of the Kingdom of God.
Of course keys remind me of the scripture in Matt 16:19
19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." NKJV
Although it has been a long hard journey building this structure as unto the Lord, even having to see the results of a big storm blowing 2 of the walls down just as they were ready for putting the roof on, they have come to this milestone of now having a set of keys. Although these physical keys mean a lot; the spiritual keys to the kingdom are so much more important. My prayer is that this church in Sierra Leone truly learns how to loose heaven on earth here, and be a great blessing to their nation.
Thanks so much to all of you that have been a part of this great project and pray for wisdom for the church leaders there, as they continue the work.
Praise Be to God Monty