MONTGOMERY, Minn. - To every thing there is a season. And the time has come to put a cap on the abandoned 145-year-old Catholic church adopted by Greg Thomas.
"It's been far beyond anything I could ever imagine," says Thomas, as worker crews began replacing the church's leaky roof.
KARE 11 first reported last fall on the comfort Thomas found at the church. When he began restoration four years ago, the church's foundation was crumbling and its paint peeling.
Thomas was in even worse shape, having been diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer.
"They basically told my family to go ahead and start planning my funeral," he said.
That story, shared thousands of times online, touched a nerve. More than 300 cards and letters arrived in Montgomery, from across the United States and Canada, containing more than $13,000 in donations.
"We needed you to help restore our faith in these dark times," wrote one donor in a note that accompanied her check.
Even the slate shingles for the new roof were donated by a Kansas City company, Davinci Roofscapes.
"I think this whole thing has been ordained by the good Lord himself," Thomas said.
His faith is not surprising. Thomas is now cancer free. The feeding tube through which he has eaten for the past four years was removed last month.
With that new roof keeping things dry, Thomas can now complete the restoration of the inside of the church.
And then what? Like everything else in Thomas' life, he'll tell you, that's in God's hands.
"Too many things have happened here to deny his power," he says, "and I know he has a plan for this church and I'm here to try and see it through."
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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52529775/ns/local_news-minneapolis_st_paul_mn/
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