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Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, carpet and walls
were all ruined.
As a result, the building had to be closed.
I am so thankful for our ministry sta and
church pastoral team. For the next several days,
they checked on our sta and congregation. We
relocated families needing safe shelter. Pastors
hosted individuals in their homes. Wellness
checks were made by sta and volunteers. They
dispatched and supplied needed items to people
who were unable to leave their homes.
The sta stayed in faith and did everything it
took to "right the ship."
Our TV department kept VICTORY Channel
on the air. Gene Bailey's house was used as a
studio to keep VICTORY News on the air! The IT
department kept the ministry connected to our
Partners. The security department braved the
freezing temperatures to protect the ministry
property.
Our maintenance team was heroic and self-
sacrificing. They stood in faith over every
challenge. They held blowtorches to pipes in
minus 5-degree weather to prevent millions of
dollars of loss. Being led by the Spirit, they would
walk into a building or area at the very moment
a pipe burst, allowing them to minimize the
morning. A combination of the icy conditions and
extreme cold temperatures caused widespread
power outages.
I remember being snug in my bed when the
power went out at 2 o'clock on Monday morning.
I thought power would be restored within a few
hours. I did not realize that the power, both in our
home and at the ministry, would be out for several
days to come.
Our KCM head of maintenance and
construction called Monday morning. It was not a
good report.
The cooling towers that provided heat and air to
the church, Student Life Center, Partner Service
Center, power plant and our headquarters building
had experienced severe freeze damage. All four
generators at the power plant had been destroyed.
The heads on the water wells were frozen, as well
as many above-ground pipes.
An Immediate Evacuation!
Fire sprinkler heads and pipes in the
headquarters building had burst because of the
extreme cold. All three floors on the north side
of the building were completely flooded. Water
cascaded from the ceilings and down the walls.
The staff
stayed
in faith
and did
everything
it took to
'right the
ship.'
