Progress Continues on the Greater Tel Aviv Messianic Center

The LEAK under the stairs




We have had an interesting challenge this week in the renovations.  I'll just start by saying, that since we are renting from a very good landlord, this problem is being taken care of by him. He responded immediately to our concerns by sending experts to investigate.  So here's what happened.

When we rented this facility, we knew that there was historically a problem with water near the entrance. It was explained by multiple people that the water damage to the laminate flooring was due to rain water flowing under the door. We needed to be sure, so we asked our contractor to remove the entrance stairs and find the source of the water damage. This was no small task. To get to the source of the problem required removing the wooden stairs, then removing the stone tiles and several inches of ceramic glue. In the end he even had to remove cinder blocks to get down to the bare concrete.

What he found was an ongoing leak.  It turns out, that a drainage pipe runs right under the entrance and is leaking into the floor in front on the door. This leak is inside the floor.

The problem is in the process of being fixed, but it certainly will postpone our remodel of the front entrance ramp and steps. We would appreciate your prayers for a speedy resolution.


The Design


We received our first draft of the design from our interior designer. This is far from the final product, but it's great to know that things are moving on that front! The process of creating a design like this is an exciting an interesting one. At this point, we are only working on the layout of the furniture for different functions. This will help us choose which furniture to purchase for the many activities we are planning. In these pictures this layout is for small groups meetings. But we are still working on the seating plan for a Messianic Congregation, for our seminars and others. We are pleased to share this tiny preview.



Timeline


We are now planning to complete the renovations by mid to late October. Of course many factors will affect this, and so at this point, we are leaning towards an official opening in November. This is a slight adjustment from our previous estimates. Hopefully, we won't find any more surprises!



Popular posts from this blog

A Terrible Tragedy occurred last night.

  Here is the background A terrorist walked into a synagogue (a house of worship) and started shooting innocent civilians as they were getting up to leave the building at the end of the service. This incident falls on the heels of other terrorist attacks and a growing movement towards violence led by extremists.  Earlier in the day, Hamas (the terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip and it's 2 million people) fired a rocket at civilian populations in Israel.  Over the past several months, they have restrained themselves and others, but the fact that they claimed responsibility for the terror and rocket attack seems to indicate that they are now looking for an escalation.   What are False Equivalencies. One of the common and false responses to such attacks is to make false equivalencies. It is often said in the global press, that "the Jews and Arabs have been killing each other for centuries," or "they Arabs are responding to Jewish aggression." These false equ
Read more

Prayer Requests regarding the recent uptick in Rocket fire, Riots and terror attacks

Image
Dear friends and ministry partners, In recent days there have been several rocket attacks at Israel from the terror organizations in the Gaza Strip and in Southern Lebanon. As of the writing of this prayer request about 80 rockets have been fired.  On the one hand, this is a major escalation, yet on the other hand, there is always some expected escalation around the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.  For the entire month, we normally experience riots and other violence with terror organizations often calling for terror attacks against civilians. This year we have already experienced a large increase in terror attacks and the Israeli security establishment has been working hard to thwart terror continuously.  They stated in the news recently that they have been able to thwart over 200 planned terror attacks since the beginning of the year.  The success of their efforts is apparent, but not as apparent as their failure to thwart terror attacks.  This morning two sisters in their 20's were
Read more

Important Update! Significant News to report!

Image
Dear Prayer Partners, Jason and Janice Rose We are really excited to share some incredibly amazing news! This update is a bit longer than usual, but our big news is here at the beginning!  We are incredibly blessed by your prayerful support of our ministry. God has truly expanded and stretched us, as we have grown into the ministers that we are today. Through that growth, the Lord also expanded the team of people that minister alongside us. When we relocated to Israel in 2015, Mitch Glaser (President of Chosen People Ministries) asked us to start a Messianic Center in Ramat Gan. We had previously started a Messianic Center in South Tel Aviv, but the area grew dangerous over time. Although we loved the facility, we were renting it and that provided a measure of instability. It was certainly what we needed at the time. We learned a lot. The center in Ramat Gan was the fruit of our education. We learned a lot about what worked and what didn't and that certain ministry programs should
Read more