Stories From the Field: “Even if you don’t speak the same language, you can still show them God’s love…”
For me, I loved every minute of this mission experience and serving the Lord in this way. The church services
Since 2004, Finish the Wall has been dedicated to completing unfinished churches and other humanitarian efforts that have been left in some phase of construction without a plan for funding or completion. The ministry has finished nine projects in countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Barbados, Trinidad, and Tobago. The ministry, which is based in South Charlotte, received 501(c)3 non-profit status in 2007.
Finish the Wall takes its name from the story of Nehemiah, and his vision to complete the wall around Jerusalem, which had fallen into disrepair.
Our inspiration is from Paul’s words to the church in Corinth, “Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.” (II Cor. 8:11)
It all began in 2004 when a group of men from a church in Charlotte, NC went to Barbados on a construction mission trip. They spent seven days working on a 12,000 square foot building that had been in some phase of construction for 12 years.
After additional trips, and much progress, founder Joel Davis, felt called to start a ministry that focused on the completion of unfinished projects in a timely manner. Finish The Wall was established as a non- profit in 2007, and later returned to Barbados with 39 people from 9 churches, to finish the original project together.
Since that time, FTW has completed additional projects, usually one per year, sending 4 separate teams of people, over a 5-week period, to complete a project from beginning to end.
Finish the Wall honors God through the completion of unfinished construction projects, while serving communities in need, and giving individuals an opportunity to be on mission.
We help people go on mission and use their gifts and skills to meet the needs of others around the world - in order to honor God and serve those in need.
Finish the Wall provides a project coordinator who is on-site throughout the duration of the project. This person works closely
Finish the Wall builds teams of approximately 15 people. Each team serves one week, back-to-back, until the project is completed.
As you can imagine, there are many more needs than we can handle. Because of this, we have developed specific
Wes is married and has two adult children, Eric and Emily. His wife, Kim, is actively involved with him serving in ministry. They have a heart for people of all nations and worship with the Latino ministry at Steele Creek Church of Charlotte. They became involved with Finish the Wall in 2012 and have enjoyed several ministry trips with the teams over the years.
Eddie King graduated from Mississippi State University and worked in the textile industry for 27 years. He serves as project coordinator for Finish the Wall and has been on several trips over the last few years. Besides being married for 43 years, Eddie and his wife, Joy, have been on a few FTW projects together and spend the rest of their time with their daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons.
Bob is married and has 2 adult children and 3 grandsons. He and Gale were married at Carmel Baptist Church in June, 1982, and are still members there. Bob has served as Deacon Chairman, Elder, Adult Bible study leader and currently teaches 6th grade boys. He retired from Wells Fargo in October 2012. Bob has been going on mission trips since 2001 and became involved with Finish the Wall in 2014.
Sally is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte. She is a corporate paralegal on the Global Services Team with Moore & Van Allen PLLC, where she assists with corporate formations; mergers & acquisitions; and the implementation of ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans). She co-founded the firm’s Human Trafficking Pro Bono Project and is a member of the Charlotte Metropolitan Human Trafficking Task Force. Sally has worked on projects with Finish the Wall since 2010.
If your organization is in need of assistance, we encourage you to review the process below and determine whether Finish the Wall might be of help to you. We are currently focusing on Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
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For me, I loved every minute of this mission experience and serving the Lord in this way. The church services
On past trips, I’ve loved seeing the kids around the work sites, but didn’t get to interact with them much.
This trip was absolutely astonishing. I honestly had no expectations of connecting with anyone this time around just because everyone
This was my first international mission trip. I had zero expectations due to my lack of knowledge. I knew I was
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