FCBC-FV Family and Friends,

Our architects are getting close to finishing the construction documents and we will be submitting them to the city for a Plan Check soon. Hopefully, the City of Fountain Valley planners will look favorably upon our submission, and authorize a building permit shortly thereafter.

In the previous update, we asked for prayer to find a good engineering solution to the soil liquefaction problem at a reasonable cost. The Lord has provided as we have asked. Thank you, God! There are no other major technical hurdles as we move towards the Plan Check stage.

Please note that the Project Timeline has changed. The scheduled Groundbreaking is postponed by two months to October, to provide more lead time for the Operations Team to procure on-site trailers for bathrooms, offices and storage. Even with the delay, we still anticipate that we will celebrate the dedication of the new building by early summer next year. 

May the Lord continue to watch over and guide this project, especially our architect liaison Percy. I thank God for you, your faithful prayers and generous contributions to the renovation!

Blessings, Godfrey

教會的家人與朋友們,

以下是關於重建工程的最新消息：

1. 工程的最新跟進：經過與許多的工程師會商之後發現，我們的教會所處的位置是屬於『高危土壤液化區』，是因爲深層的土壤水分被擠壓到表面土壤，導致若遇到地震時，容易造成上面的建築物嚴重毀壞。為了避免可能的危險，工程師建議要做額外的地土強化，這會使我們原本的建築預算增加大約3-4%的經費。請為這增加的經費禱告，知道我們的神的供應是豐富的！  
2. 認獻：  感謝弟兄姐妹在2023年12月第一期認獻的回應與完成，也感謝神供應給你們！請記得第二期的認獻截止日是2024年6月30日。我們還差120萬就達到我們起初的認獻總金額了！ 
3. 春季大掃除：今年的大掃除會比較特別，因為我們也要同時為將來的工程拆除做預備。請預留4/20以及5/25兩個週六來幫助教會打掃以及整理。在儲藏室裡的東西將會被擺設出來，若沒有標記要留下來或是拿走的，將會自動在兩次大掃除後自動會清除掉。另外關於因參加大掃除而得到的退修會$25補助，若你有感動，你也可以選擇放棄補助，將這補助款轉給教會的退修會補助基金，幫助那需要申請退修會補助的家庭。

感謝所有的家人與朋友！我們不只是在定基在耶穌基督上，我們更是實質的在爲建築物立下根基，好使福音能夠傳承到我們的下一代！

願神祝福