Progress report

There are probably three important things to note about our progress.
1. We have now received the final building permits which will allow completion of the entire school facility. Paula reported to me this week that the city granted the permit which allows for the construction of the interior walls in the high school building. Praise the Lord!

2. Last Thursday, we signed our construction loan with Security National bank. This loan is needed to construct the new space for the cafeteria and high school building.

3. After a visit to the building on Friday night, it is a pleasure to report progress there. Fager Excavating has been working with the needed dirt work on the east side of the property. They will be hauling dirt in soon. Inside, the drywall work is coming very nicely, and I can also report that there are some walls where primer has been applied. That really makes things look like finished space.

Paula tells me that the walls will be painted over the next week or so, and that the ceiling tile work will begin after that. As I looked around the building, I could see Heating and Air work going on. The construction plans call for completion of all all except the flooring within really the next two or three weeks. Flooring will be left for a while, as there will be a lot of dirt from the new construction which will get tracked into the existing building.

This is a key time for us to continue to raise funds for this project. While we have a construction plan funded, any added amounts raised will help with a few key things. These needs include upgrading some floor coverings, and updating furniture in some key areas. Also, anything more we can raise in cash now would allow us to go into our permanent financing after construction with lower debt. Lower debt would lower operating costs, and be a great help over the next several years.

Please pray for our Lord to richly bless the school financially. Tell lots of people about OCA. I believe we have a great thing going, lets share that news!

By His Grace
Keith