We appreciate every Greenhouse Builder whose faithful prayers support our mission.

July is often a time of respite for our teachers, but a busy time for our facilities crew. Since October we have been seeking approval to replace our parking lot. Our property lies in a flood zone, complicating the process. Please pray that the permit will be issued and that the work can be completed by early-August. David Bendele, our facilities & safety manager, and his workers plan to address various projects in the building this summer. Pray that the projects will be completed without complication, and will serve teachers and students for years to come. Pray for wisdom, skillfulness, and safety for all the workers and volunteers.

Building is an apt metaphor for our ministry as a co-school Consider the psalmist’s words as you pray about what is being built in your life, as well as that of the Greenhouse community.

Psalm 127:1-2

Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.

It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Quietly consider if there is something you are trying to build or protect in your own strength. In what areas are you “eating the bread of anxious toil?” Prayerfully invite the Lord’s presence in such areas of effort, recognizing that ultimately it is He who builds and protects. Are you ready for the rest (sleep) He gives to His loved ones? Ask the Lord to be the One who builds and protects Greenhouse, as He deems best, so that none of us labors in vain.