28Oct 09
An Old Fashion Barn Raising Day
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In days gone by, when a farmer had a need for a new barn, friends and family from all around would rally together for an old fashion barn raising. The amount of work accomplished in so little time was remarkable as time was willingly sacrificed out of a desire to serve.
So..in the spirit of the good old barn raising days, our church family, last Thursday, had a wonderful opportunity to practice working as a body. We came together for a work day at the Thrash family’s house.It started around 10:30 in the morning and went all day.
We were able to chop fire wood, landscape gardens, work on a shed, and clean the house. The sticktuitivness I saw in each person as we worked was very much a blessing. Over the loud poundings of hammers and both electric and gas machines you could hear laughing, singing, and joyful voices everywhere. To name a few of the projects: the house cleaners cleaned 28 windows inside and out,
the wood choppers chopped 3 cords of wood, and all the footers for the Thrashes’ shed were dug out.
We all learned that we can work together very well even admist all the different giftings, abilities, and opinions
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I know I could say this for each person that we are looking forward to many more days of working together.
Wonderful post Sarah! I appreciate your account of such a blessed day. One thing that was very significant to me was the willingness of the Thrash family to be served. In our culture, it is very easy to become so independent that we miss the joy that comes through working and serving together. Thank you Thrash family for the opportunity and for doing such a fantastic job organizing everyone – wow!
Many hands make light work!
Sounds like this was a great day. I love the image of barn raising. Great work, folks. Reading this post made me wish we could have been there.
I agree, Sarah! It was definitely a relationship-building time, as well as a time of hard work. Thanks for being a cheerful window washer! I’m sure the Thrashes will enjoy their clean windows for a long time to come!
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Yeeehaa! Way to work together, ya’ll!
Wow Sarah! That was really neat! I know this is a little late to comment on it,
but I enjoyed reading all the details and seeing the pix after hearing about it from you on the phone! What a great time to work together in harmony!