There are presently about ten Lutheran church buildings in the CAR on a list to receive roofs, with a waiting list of many more who want to get on the first list. The leadership of the EELRCA for a time had said that no more walls could be erected because little progress was being made in placing roofs on existing walls. Thankfully, sufficient progress in the Roof Project has now been made so that congregations are building once again. We know, from past experience in our own synod, how crucial it is for a congregation to have a church building if that congregation is to survive and grow.