Raising the Roof

[Kerry]

That's the headline the local paper used in a story.  I meant to post this before but forgot. It's about how a couple's barn burned down and their Amish neighbors pitched in to help build a new one.   To be honest, I didn't know there were Amish people living that close to where I live.  Newburg isn't that far from me, but I don't get out that way much. 

At first, Wendy Witmer could not find the words to describe the gratitude she felt for the dozens of men busy with hammers outside her shed door.

Most every one was an Amish man volunteering his time to help a neighbor in need despite the frigid air and wind chill hovering in the single digits.

They were putting up the roof on a brand new barn to replace the one destroyed in an electrical fire at the Witmer farm along Quigley Road.

As they labored, Witmer took shelter and shared her thoughts on what the men were doing for her. When the words finally came, the Hopewell Township woman had a wish for mankind.

“Standing there, looking at the way they work together, I wonder why we can’t all be like this all the time instead of just in times of need,” Witmer said. “It’s just hard to explain how much it means to me.”

Read more if you like at The Sentinel. 

[guest6]

That's a very touching story. The world would be a much different place if more people were willing to help others in need such as the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the sick and disabled etc.
I remember one morning that I didn't have anything to feed my children and I was praying about it. Shortly after, the doorbell rang and I found a couple of bags of groceries on the porch. I still don't know who left those bags of groceries. It made all the difference to us and helped us greatly. I was encouraged by that to help others in need when I can. 

[guest6]

Church Raises $10,000 To Help Community Members In Need Pay Water Bills
When a central Ohio church learned that dozens of homeowners in the area were about to receive water shut-off notices for late payments, its members decided to help in a big way....
“It’s just so wonderful to have someone do something like this,” Sandra McDorman said. “You hear about all the bad things, it’s good this is happening, because there are a lot of good people out there.”

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/01/28/pickerington-church-raises-10-thousand-dollars-to-help-community-members-pay-water-bills.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Delicious%2Fchristianheadlines%2Fpositiveheadlines+%28Christian+Headlines+-+Positive+Headlines%29

[Kerry]

What wonderful stories.    The story about the groceries.  I sometimes think of things like that like miracles that can heal the soul of the afflicted who wonders, "Does anyone in this world care about anyone else, or should I just give up?"    And you didn't know you did it -- it must have been someone who took Jesus seriously when he said not to do things in public.   They did it just because it would make them happy to see you have them.   Love is possible.  Caring is possible. 

Yes, I think there are good people out there; and it's good when it hits the news. 

[James]

Good stories of kindness and a real blessing.
Yes the real miracle is when someone hears and does.   I  remember a preacher who always said" there is no such thing as miracle money, somebody somewhere had to earn that cash before they were able to give it away"!

James

[guest6]

Hero uses his own money to buy groceries for those who can't afford to shop

It begins with Hanlon's trip to Sam's Club. "That is what it's all about," said Hanlon."It runs maybe $300 a month," said Hanlon. And Hanlon says he will continue to give as long as he can. "As long as my social security check comes in," Hanlon chuckles.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/7everyday-hero/hero-uses-his-own-money-to-buy-groceries-for-those-who-cant-afford-to-shop

[guest6]

St. Boniface Church In San Francisco Lets Homeless People Sleep In Pews

The nonprofit known as the Gubbio Project partners with the Roman Catholic church to let the city’s homeless sleep on its pews during daylight hours, even during Mass, and provides a host of services to hundreds of those who are forced to leave when homeless shelters close in the morning, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Every weekday the program uses the sanctuary’s rear 76 pews between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. while providing access to the church’s amenities like bathrooms, blankets, clothing vouchers and haircuts,... ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/st-boniface-church-san-francisco_n_2592275.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news&ir=Good%20News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCvG8M3H3Y4&feature=player_embedded

[Kerry]

What a wonderful story about the church.    I wonder if it will catch on?   Not only does it provide real relief for people,  it is showing the Love of God in a real way that I think can change lives.   Words  may not mean much at times.   

The man may be having fun doing good deeds buying food; but he might be better off giving the money to a food bank.   They can probably get food at lower prices than he's paying at Sam's Club.  But he might be right to do it the way he is since he make sure the right people are getting it.   

[Leaf]

Love reading these kind of stories.

There are a lot more good things being done than the news on TV or in the newspapers let on. It is said that good news doesn't sell. I don't know about that.

[Kerry]

Here's a story I find  incredible! 

A toddler who jumped on a bed and bounced out a second-story window was saved Friday by his mother, who leaped behind him, caught his foot and lowered him safely to his grandmother who was having a smoke on the porch below, police said.

The mother was just getting out of the shower when she saw the 14-month-old boy, who had been jumping on the bed, trip on a pillow and fly out the half-open window, Police Communications Director Monique Cotton said.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/01/police-spokane-mom-catches-baby-going-out-window-drops-him-safely-to-grandma-on/?intcmp=obnetwork#ixzz2MpSJTApo