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Click here to view reports from the Building Committee.
The construction has begun! Scroll down to view pictures from the site which mark the continuing progress. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. |
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Evangelical
Communty Church of Abu Dhabi 971-2-446-4563 |
| The church before construction began. |
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| The typical orange construction barriers have been put into place around the building and demolition has started. This picture was taken 21 April, 2006. (Barriers have now been painted dark blue) |  |
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In this picture to your left you can see the scaffolding on the front of the building At the far right you can see the inside of the orange construction site barrier. The plants are being removed for the duration of the construction. April 23, 2006. | |
| Inside the courtyard the brick work has been removed and the framework and insulation are being demolished. The playground is filled with construction rubbish. April 23, 2006. |  |
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Two temporary buildings have been delivered to the site and are waiting to be set up. May 14, 2006 |
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Workers generate sparks as they demolish a wall to create space for a new entrance where the nursery and storage closet was. May 15, 2006. |
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May 12, 2006 The garbage mounts as more and more of the building is destroyed. Notice at the center right of the picture the intact staircase inside the former apartment |
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June 19, 2006 Demolition continues as the upper floor is demolished! See the orange crane in the foreground. Notice the workmen on the stairs below the long bar protruding from the roof. |
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June 23, 2006 The apartment section is now completely flattened! See the whole staircase exposed where in the upper photo the men are standing above the ground floor only days before. |
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June 23, 2006 Friendly workers wave to photographer. Please join us in praying for the safety of all these workers as they labor on this project. |
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July 7, 2006 The courtyard!
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July 7, 2006 Our new entrance! This door is a new one that enters where the nursery was. When construction is complete, this door will be removed and the nursery restored to its former state. |
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July 7, 2006 Looking through the blue barriers in the photo above, we see some of the big equipment being used. Notice the drop in the level of the ground from the front door of the church. |
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August 18, 2006 Looking out of the door near the nursery you can see the Church sign over the old main doorway and the pit of water and pilings as the construction goes deeper and deeper. |
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August 18, 2006 From the old main door looking back toward the nursery you can see how far down the digging has gone on this side of the site. |
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August 25, 2006 Workmen review the plans and rest. |
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August 25, 2006 The hole for construction goes deeper as the piles are put into place. One worker labors on while another in the foreground takes a minute of well earned rest from the sun and heat. |
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August 25, 2006 Rows of pilings that will support the building. |
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September 1, 2006 Lumber for framing in the new stairs in the foreground and workers attending to the concrete for the basement foundation. |
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September 8, 2006 Progress on the new stairway! The orange construction barrier is right in front of the current temporary entry way to the church. |
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10 November 2006 Workers wave to the photographer. The white boxlike structure is the new stairwell. The old front entrance to the church is straight ahead behind the man to the right. |
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| 10 November 2006 If you look to the left side of the picture you can see the old church structure where the new stairwell is being built up against.
Below left and right you see the "new courtyard" where people linger to visit after the second service. |
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