Finish the Wall has a 7 person Board of directors that lend their expertise, wisdom and spiritual direction to the organization. Mutual accountability is one of our core values and working together as a board allows us to stay true to our vision and goals. Over the next blog or two, we will introduce the [...]
Reflecting on a mission trip can be a process that happens over a period of time. Often, we come home and get back to our usual routine and don’t think much more about it. Maybe we pause for a moment and think “did that really happen, or was it all just a dream?” A strange [...]
Victor Vargas was born into a family with 16 children. He grew up in the southern part of Costa Rica in a town called Changena. Extreme poverty surrounded Victor, no rice, no meat and often only bananas were available to be cooked for the family. Even growing up in those difficult circumstances, Victor believes [...]
The countdown is on and Team 4 is working hard against our Friday deadline. A major celebration will take place at 7 pm complete with the Bishop of the Methodist conference in attendance. There is lots to be done before that happens…so carpet is almost ready to be laid on the second floor balcony area, [...]
Team 4 hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped yet! They are painting, patching, sealing and about everything and anything possible to the outside of the building. Doors are being trimmed out in the education wing and in the next few days the pastor’s office and balcony area will be carpeted and ready to role. [...]
Team 3 is into their last full day of work and it is truly mind boggling how much has been accomplished in such a short period of time. Ceiling and lights are in, tile and carpet laid in 3 classrooms, a colorful mural is complete for the kids, and every surface in the facility has [...]
It has been exciting to see what God has done this week in putting together Team 3. The work has progressed nicely and the building is looking AWESOME! We needed someone to paint murals in children’s classrooms…we got one! We needed someone that knew how to lay tile….we got one! We needed someone that could [...]
On our last blog we talked about a man with a burden by the name of Nehemiah, the Bible story that gave inspiration to Finish The Wall. Read more about FTW click here. Nehemiah overcame many obstacles and arrived in Jerusalem without informing his companions about why they were there. He spends three days probably [...]
You might be wondering about a name like “Finish the Wall.” Other than the obvious meaning that describes what our teams do in the field… it also has a secondary source that comes from the Bible. In the book of Nehemiah it tells a story of a man who responded to a burden that God [...]
Getting connected to each other is a multimillion dollar business these days. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and E Harmony all have databases full of people that want to get connected for one reason or another. But how does a group of like-minded Christ followers from several different churches, connect, take a week off, and use their [...]
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