A picture of unity

Joining the volunteers were four American men who came to help build a local church and a kitchen for a tribal school. They teamed up with local carpenters to build the church in Bugca, San Fernando Bukidnon. "At first, I felt useless," confessed Clarke "Skip" Jeffries, a dentist from Pennsylvania who spent his first day handing tools to the builders. "I stood and sat around most of the time feeling like the butt in the team." He kept it to himself until the next day when he spoke during the team’s huddle. Exhorting a scripture on unity he said. "God in His word said that every part in the body is important. Even the butt has its use." Skip feeling of ineffectivness was shared by other two men in the team. Ryan Johnson, a salesman from Pennsylvania and Rex Stanley, a bank employee from Texas. They too shared their feeling of inadequacy. "I can’t even use a hammer properly," said Rex, who broke a chisel notching a post. "I realized that none of us is unimportant," Skip went on. "Each of us has a role in this building. It’s a humbling experience." I agree. For one thing these men raised the money for this project. The church project was a beautiful picture of unity; while the men build the women were busy preparing the meals making sure everyone is well fed. Each one played his and her vital role so the building rose up. Many Christians in Bugca were in tears when they saw the building standing. It has been 5 years since they first started praying for a church building.