We Can't Fill The Hall...

I never thought that the day will come when Elim Gospel Hall will be blessed with three new buildings. I still remember in the initial planning when I was part of the building committee that was tasked to draw up the preliminary plans for the overall development. We went on to plan for two new buildings and the mission house plans was drawn up much later. Back then, I never once thought that we will complete the construction of all the three buildings.

We did. By the grace of God we did. I never thought that with a congregation of 100+, we will have the resources to build all three structures. We didn't but God did. And now we have on this piece of land, four buildings; a worship hall, a mission house with a visiting guest room, a sunday school block for seminars and conferences and a multipurpose hall that can seat 500+ comfortably.

Last Saturday, we had our first event in that new multipurpose hall. A parent's night specifically for our 'pre-believers' relatives and families. We had 16 tables and close to 60% of them are our 'pre-believers' friends. We could have packed the hall, but we dare not. Again, we did not believe that we can. We started small; planned for 10 tables, ended up with 16 and even then we had to turn some away. We dare not dream and hoped but God proved us wrong again. He gave us this hall, and He will use it for His glory and His work.

We had youths giving testimonies

We had youths giving presentations

16 Tables comfortably, could have been more...

With our number of members in Elim, we can't fill the hall. In fact, for our breakfast fellowship, we can hear echoes in the new hall. I have often wondered, why us Lord? Why bless us with such a fine huge hall? We can't fill it. Then I realized. We can't but God can and God will. So do we dare to dream, do we dare to join God in filling up this hall.

This coming Friday we have a group of Korean Musicians coming coming over to conduct a concert with us. I can tell you of the timing, of how the building got completed and of how the sound systems got installed by this week that we can have this concert. Of how the Koreans would only be around this week and not earlier for by then we could not use the hall. But I will just say that God provides and God blesses. Now, its up to us. Do we dare to dream? We claim this to be a youth rally...will it be? Will the hall be filled? Have we done our part in inviting our friends. Dare we join God in this work?

Katan