Posted: 5/26/06
| Texas Baptist Men volunteers rebuild a Cross Plains home destroyed by a wildfire in January. |
TBM volunteers rebuild homes in Cross Plains
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
CROSS PLAINS—Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders helped two families in West Texas rebuild their lives by rebuilding their homes.
A team of builders finished building one Cross Plains home and rebuilt another in three weeks. A wildfire in early January affected more than 90 homes and killed two people in the community.
Bill Pigott, who coordinates TBM’s retiree builders, said the group was pleased to be able to help two families whose needs were identified by First Baptist Church in Cross Plains and by city officials.
“The main thing we went to Cross Plains for was not necessarily to build anything,” Pigott said. “I know God can make things happen. He can build buildings. Our main purpose was to impact the community.”
In the process of building the homes, TBM volunteers had the opportunity to share their faith with many people. They spoke of why they were there and what they hoped to accomplish.
“God did not call us to build,” Pigott said. “He called us to witness. Building is just a tool to witness.”
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