By Tiffany Chacon – Durango, Colorado . . . Durango church members gathered on Sabbath, July 25 to honor the men and women who worked tirelessly during the month of December to ensure their community outreach preschool could open in January.

After the church and school were flooded In November 2019 when the sewer backed up and contaminated both buildings, Best Restoration Services and Triple Eagle Construction came to the rescue by working throughout the month of December, even on weekends, to ensure the school could open safely in January.

Faith believers sang praises and had prayer at the worship service honoring the work completed by both companies.

During the service, Durango’s pastor, Gary Force presented representatives of the restoration companies with their final installment checks along with homemade cards signed by church members.

Waiting on payment since January because of the processing of insurance and loan paperwork, the companies agreed not to pursue collections for payment.

“I felt touched and moved by the congregation’s appreciation and gratitude,” said Andrew, a representative of Best Restoration Services.

Russ from Triple Eagle Construction shared how his business was blessed during the last six months and he believes it is directly related to his faithfulness and patience with the situation.

Even though the companies were waiting for payment, they were on campus during the first two months of 2020 fixing details and making small touch ups as they were discovered.

As reported in the June 16 NewsNuggets an initiative by the northern Wyoming churches helped Durango financially with many different faith communities donating more than $15,000 so far.

The Durango members expressed their gratitude to everyone who helped them during this difficult rebuilding process.

— Tiffany Chacon, Sunflower Christian Preschool director; photos supplied