From The Temple a Message of Bishop Macedo.

Video in Portuguese with simultaneous translation for English.

Bishop Macedo visits the construction of the Temple

This week we received again the illustrious visit of Bishop Macedo, accompanied by bishop Renato Cardoso and bishop Marcus Vinicius and their respective wives.

The aim of this visit was to verify the progress of the work, learn the details of the executive process and the various spaces that are running and will support the auditorium of the Temple, as well as materials already used.

Moreover, Bishop Macedo has participated in all the decisions related to this venture.

We also had recently, the visit of Bishop Julio Freitas (pictured above in the white shirt), responsible for the work of the UCKG in Portugal and Europe, in order to know the construction and at the opportunity he saw closely the dimensions of the Metal structure that is in its final phase. 

A Little piece of Heaven (testimony)

“We came to the UK eight years ago with the same dream which thousands who flock into the country have – to make it BIG”.
“My particular dream was to open a restaurant in this country but my husband wanted to go back to Brazil and work on the farm. We couldn’t agree on what was best for us, because we had different dreams, which caused our financial life to be stagnant. Then an opportunity to take part in a purpose of faith called the Fast of Daniel came, so we did not hesitate. Our eyes were opened and we had an idea to clean houses in order to support ourselves. We used the little money we had to print business cards and distribute them in an affluent area. We advertised ourselves as cleaners and were very surprised at the response we received. Within a short space of time, our clientele grew and we were making a lot of money cleaning houses! We had more than enough to sustain ourselves”.
“However, the cleaning job was a fixed income and doing it for 8 years prevented our finances from growing. Also, during this time, I made tasty Brazilian snacks and sold them to friends, acquaintances and their families, and word soon spread. Everyone who tasted my treats loved them so I had repeated orders”.
“When I heard the UCKG HelpCentre was building a replica of the Temple of Solomon in Brazil, my husband and I were overcome by a strong desire to help. Through giving an offering for the construction, my husband’s vision was opened and we decided to invest in the restaurant business. We found a property but it was run-down and not fit for purpose, but we didn’t let that stop us. We made an offer and it was accepted”.
“Another opportunity to help with the temple came again and my husband was adamant that we took part. We had to choose between opening our restaurant – which, by this time was ready, as we had the property – and making a special financial offering to the Temple. We chose to give to the Temple. When two of our clients heard what we were doing and how much we wanted to open our restaurant, out of their generosity, they gave us as a gift which was six times what we had given for the Temple! We couldn’t believe it! This was, by far, the greatest act of generosity we had ever experienced. We knew that it was God who had honored us because He saw that we gave our best for the Temple, even though we had our needs”.
“Today, we are the proud owners of “Piece of Heaven” restaurant. And our growth has surpassed our expectations. We are fully booked every night! Now there are no limits on our financial lives. We are our own boss!”
Luiz and Suzana, Stamford Hill
If you would like to help with a donation and be part of this great project, simply visit our official site: http://thetempleofsolomon.org/index.php

Several activities of the work

 The work is at an advanced stage with regard to the implementation of its structure, but we still have areas to be concreted, and maintain the same care from the beginning, thus having the same tracking.

However, we, internally, several activities going on at once, among them:

 
 - Masonry (pictured above), which are also well advanced;

 

- Installations - photos above and below - (electrical; special systems, air conditioning and fire fighting);

- Finishes - pictured below - (ceramic covering) in bathrooms.

 All these services distributed in different floors of the work.

Activities are being completed

We are facing a work with numerous challenges, as we have talked of more than two years of work. Some activities are being completed. Among them we have the structural and TAG (Tank of Cold Water), which since its design, manufacturing, assembly and now the assembling in the work, we have shown and will continue showing the step by step, logistics and the inherent care in a
system of this complexity.

We informed that the first step – the assembling in the work - has been
completed, but there are still two left: the outer covering of the tanks with
thermal insulation, equipped with a flame retardant additive, and a hydrostatic
test after. 

After being completed these activities will be covered by concrete
structure, being similar to the others, so that will be embedded in the three great
pillars to the right of the front facade (who is at Avenida Celso Garcia looks at the
property). Remembering that now our NEW CAMERA LIVE may also accompany all
activities.