Hope or rubble? Have you noticed that whether you have hope or not usually has very little to do with what is actually happening. I enjoyed teaching Nehemiah this week. Nehemiah helped a rag-tag bunch of misfits become one of the most remarkable building teams in the world.. constructing a massive wall around a whole city in 52 days! Along the way there were plenty of setbacks, which could have caused them to lose hope. There is one moment in the book that really speaks to me both personally and as a leader..