galveston church still devastated by ike

First Latin Assemblies of God

First Latin Assemblies of God is a church in Galveston that is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Ike. It doesn’t look like this church structure will be rebuilt any time soon.

After the pastor of the church heard what God was doing in rebuilding Primera, the pastor called Tim for help. Tuesday a week ago, Tim and Eddie went to check out the church. The damage to the structure was extensive. Eddie estimated the cost to repair it all would be about $100,000 just for materials. The church building is old; even the bricks need new mortar between them. The church is in a tough situation, since they don’t have the funds to rebuild. The city has offered them $18,000 to buy out the building. Is that really all it’s worth at this point?

It is tough to see a sanctuary dedicated to God continue to lie in ruins. I’m not sure where the church’s congregation currently pays another A of G church for space to meet. We’ve seen the pattern repeatedly in Galveston- small churches that are just struggling to survive who are unable to repair their building without assistance. The congregation has enough to worry about repairing their own homes. Perhaps God will provide in some miraculous way for them. Perhaps he is moving them on to somewhere else. For us though, it would be incredibly difficult to do anything to make a real difference in rebuilding the church. It is hard to admit that we can’t do anything about the situation. We will continue to pray for this congregation, that God would reveal what he has in store for them and guide them along the journey.