Five hundred dollars and Wood paneling

We have a very exciting project going on at Joy! It began when a husband and wife took the missionaries and staff out to dinner and then gave each of the three teams $500. The Summer missionaries got to decide what to do with the money but our challenge was to invest the money into something that would be long-term.
Our building was constructed in 1965, and we decided to invest the money into an improvement project. The walls in our gym are metal on the bottom, with five feet of wood paneling above that.
The wood paneling was falling off and missing in several places, which was a mild safety hazard. In addition to keeping our kids safe, we wanted to improve the integrity and appearance of the building. So the plan is to take down the paneling, sand the glue, fill in the holes with spackle, and then prime and paint the drywall.
The project has a few challenges: One is that paint and primer may go over budget and we are relying on additional donations. Another is that we are relying completely on volunteer groups to do the work. We can't do much work during the weekdays, because our gym normally has community kids or adults inside. So, you can see that faith in God and prayer are major ingredients in our project. It's true- we are attempting something that would seem like an impossibility. Logic tells me that we should put our money into a project that we can guarantee to complete with our skills and our $500.
But that's not how the body of Christ works. Already we have seen God work through various people. Our volunteer group last week included a few people who were knowledgeable in construction. They were able to give us advice and help us take measurements and calculations. Our proposal was approved on Thursday and the group worked from 5pm, when we left, until 9pm to remove all of the wood paneling. We were so excited to see that the dry wall was in fairly good condition and the glue from the paneling didn't seem to make any major holes.

I will keep you updated on the project. I'm so very excited to see God work in this.