Penny - there are similar stories for several churches in the UK, Godshill on the Isle of Wight being one. They were going to build the church at the bottom of the hill but kept finding the stones at the top. In the end they just built the church at the top of the hill and all was well.

I have a vague quotation in my head 'as the storm riseth in the east, so shall the son of God', which was accompanied by a fantastic picture of a lightening strike over the sea... but I can't locate the quote.

LTS