Many great men today have certain experiences and engaged in certain menial jobs, that others call shameful, in order to get to where they are. I know a man who is running a big institution today, but years ago, he was a cleaner in another institution.
Many great institutions and projects start very small in a manner that others disregard and overlook them, but with time they turn out to be something huge and glorious.
Even some huge churches today, that have millions of members, started small with few members in someone’s room or on someone’s compound.