September 19, 2010

• “Many hands make work light!”

  A few of you said you enjoy seeing people from “back home” on my posts. So this is especially for Joanne, Theda,  and Gloria!

   

  

   Darlene was buzzing around cleaning several Sunday School rooms. It’s a joy to have her help teach in my classroom! She just radiates; she’s a neat testimony of allowing Christ’s love to shine through her. 

   

   

   

   

  

  Okay Erma, get down on those knees to get those black spots off the floor! (That’s what the spray is for in her hand.) Sorry Shawn!

   

   

   

  

  Lowell and Charles teach this classroom of 12 and 13 year old boys.  Titus was really watching his Daddy at work until he spied my camera.

   

   

   

   

  

   Arlene and John had just cleaned the S.S. room with the window right behind her. She can enjoy the courtyard view while teaching the four and five year old boys and girls.

   

   

   

  

   This is a small room but a pretty big job. It’s our tape and CD library. Charlene was cleaning this by herself – but – if you would have been there to clean with her, the entire time would have been fun!!

   

   

   

  

   It takes awhile to clean the sanctuary so we need many hands in here. The benches get dusted, someone sweeps them, and then furniture polish is used. You’ll remember Sara – we stopped around 12:30 and she took me for a yummy birthday lunch. My friend Marian, is in the background.

   

   

   

  

  Janice is wiping the racks where the song books are placed. She has a job that isn’t hard but does take awhile and is tiring on the knees! The rack is right behind her.  

   

   

   

   

  

  Julia and some of her family helping to clean this S.S. room.  We had fun times with Julia while she was growing up as she and our children spent time together. 

    

   

   

  

    My other S.S. teacher is Louie. She and her family provided all these delicious items for us. It was so special to come here and be treated to their gift of love.

  I didn’t ask Marv if this was snack time or lunch time for him! He deserved BOTH! Marv is one of our ministers and also our elder. He wouldn’t need to be here. We do not ask our ministers to come today as they give of themselves in other ways. But for years he has been cleaning the ceiling lights in all the hallways – upstairs and downstairs. A job where you are always working “over your head.” It’s not a desirable job as you have to drop a cover to clean the lights underneath that. We really appreciate him and his wife, Sue. 

   

   

   

  

  As I tiptoed behind Martha to get this picture, she saw me at the last minute and said, ”People will think all I did was eat!”  

  She and her sister still teach the kindergarten class and are super at what they do! They’ve been teaching a  l-o-n-g time!

    

   

   

  

  This is a huge job and I missed many of the people who were part of this kitchen housecleaning!  Joanne and Rachel are just about finished. Thank you ladies! 

   

   

   

  

   One of my very favorite uncles! (Kathy, I told you I have a good picture of your Dad!) You ladies have seen him other times on my posts. It really, really blessed me to see men helping today. There were some jobs that we really needed the men to tackle  them – other jobs they just did because this project is large – and – many hands make work light! Love you, Harold.

   

   

   

  

   This is our committee that worked hard to organize and make this day come together! Erma (second from left; the one who was trying to wipe the black mark with her shoe  ) brought a special lunch for these ladies!

   

   

   

  

   

   Break time for Autumn and Jayna. Their parents were at church early with their little sweethearts working in some of the entrances…..cleaning walls, doors, steps, etc.

   

   

   

   

   

  

  My cousin Darlene, again, and Emily. It was so special to be cleaning and someone would stop by your room and chat a little! 

   

   

   

  

  My best friend cleaning this floor – the final part of each room was buffing.  (This room does not have white spots all over the walls! I don’t understand why that happened with my camera; it didn’t for any other picture.)

   

   

   

  

   Jim always has a helping hand and heart for various needs.

   

   

   

  

   Bob did all the outside windows today – a very long and tiring job – dragging a heavy ladder from window to window. He worked so hard.

   

   

   

  

  A completed room!!

   

   

   

  

  I came back to church after Sara and I had lunch together and spent some time at that antique shop I showed you in the last post. For the last three or four years when I enter my S.S. room there is a gift bag for me! It always takes me by surprise when I walk inside because I truly forget that this dear friend does this. My birthday is always near our church housecleaning day and she has something thoughtful for me. How special is that on cleaning day!!

   

   

   

  

  Here’s the dear friend; yes, the ”get the black marks off” friend!  She has a servant’s heart.  In the last post we were celebrating her 60th birthday. 

   

   

   

   

  

   My classroom isn’t large but it takes awhile to finish everything. Louie (who made our food items) said she will try to have one of her sons help me. I told her that really wasn’t necessary; I will be fine. Soon after I was in my room, Sam came to help me. HE WAS SUCH A BLESSING!! He quietly went about his work….finishing one job and asking what to do next. Erma came in at one point to show me pictures – and he just kept right at his work the entire time we looked/talked about her memories she gathered through pictures. I was so impressed.

   

   

   

  

   We had about 17 chairs to take to the hall. It’s much nicer to sweep and then buff the floor with the chairs removed.

   

   

   

  

   

  Sam wiped all the chairs for me! I would have liked to hug him after we finished the room but he’s 14 - at that age I didn’t know if he would appreciate it!!

   

  We have approximately 30 Sunday School classrooms and it takes many, many hands to do this job. There are many people I missed who were working here today. I would have enjoyed being a roving photographer!  

  What a blessing to have a church family who are willing to work together. Yes, we do have people who never help. I’m just so grateful for those who do.

    “I’m So Glad I’m a Part of The Family of God……………..You will notice we say brother and sister ’round here, it’s because we’re a family and these folks are so dear……..!”

   

   

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