You are so right.  And thanks for the encouragement.

I would like to point out that the church building we are using has not had it's own congregation for many years.  The reason that it was still available for God to redeem was because 3 other churches in the area grouped together to keep hold of the building, paying insurance, clearing up the weeds and general maintenance - only a few hundred pounds per year, spread between them, yet look at how worthwhile it was. (In the Congregational Federation all churches are independant, so it was not automatic for these churches to work together).

This is a good example of the fact that we really need to work together as churches.  We need to keep hope alive and to have faith that God will not leave Himself without a witness, maybe working in new ways, but always God.