"If any body from the government calls, tell them you are not paying rent, that we are just letting you use the building for free."
Tina got this odd phone call from the owner of our church building last week.
Four months ago he rejected our regular rent check of $500, and has not allowed us to pay them since then. We were concerned and have been waiting for the "other shoe to drop."
Were they going to evict us? What did it all mean?
We heard that there were problems between the owner, the former owners, missing papers and the tax-man. It appears that they were not supposed to rent it, or have not payed taxes on the rent collected, or..many other variations of that theme.
What this means to us:
1. Our prayer: "Lord show us where we should locate our church" has been answered for the time being! It is hard to beat a "rent free" church building!
2. If we are asked to say we do not pay rent, we don't have to pay the rent. Hooray! That means a $500 saving every month. Even if they start the rent up again, we can't be asked to pay back rent. We have saved $2000 so far.
3. If we must start paying rent again, we may, by that time, have saved enough for a down-payment for a building in a better location.
4. We must live by faith: The rent free situation could last for years or just be a temporary boost for us. Either way, we rejoice!
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