To summarize, a post-accident analysis indicates that wrong technical advice, the age of the building, earthquakes and an excess of weight were the causes for the collapse of the building.

The Church and It’s Four Walls:
This was a very difficult time for the church. We had a lot of questions without answers. From the beginning we had seen God’s provision of the building and the funds to repair the roof, but now we saw our building nearly useless. As always, there was no choice but to seek God’s guidance. What would be the response of the congregation the next Sunday? Over the next two Sundays, we held services in a large meeting room of a nearby hotel. After that, Life Path Church moved to a very unique place—a public park three blocks from the auditorium.

So from September 2000 to February 2003, Life Path Church held meetings there each Sunday. The whole congregation had to do very important adaptations in all areas in order to make this happen. Each Sunday about 30 people began at 7 a.m. to move chairs, benches, tables, the sound system and musical instruments and set them up in the park--all the things necessary to have Bible classes with adults and children. We even pitched a tent that functioned as a nursery for babies! All this has been a time of considerable growth for our church, both numerically and spiritually. Life Path Church has matured because of this and we often see this as the same thing Jesus did with His disciples in the book of Acts. He allowed difficult times which moved them out from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. We have seen God’s mercy working in the salvation and transformation of people that wouldn’t have had the chance to know Christ if we hadn’t been there in the park. Our vision is as fresh as ever and it keeps challenging us daily. We are convinced that God has put us here in this part of the city to be a light in the middle of all this spiritual darkness, and we know that God will provide the necessary means to restore the temple.

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