Seventeen years old to eighty-four...that was the "span of the ages" on Saturday's Packing Day (3-19-11). It was nothing short of amazing to watch and work alongside this group of 20 people. Everyone jumped in right away and started moving chairs...and boy do we have chairs, and not just ordinary, lightweight, easy-to-stack chairs. No, we have about 490 solid oak, non-stacking chairs, and we needed to move about 300 of them from the 5th and 4th floors of the educational building to the gym. The elder statesman of our troop came up with the old fireman's bucket brigade approach. Well, you can scratch that of the to do list! I want to shout out a huge "THANK YOU" to those who have been able to come out and help over the last three months.As I reflect on that morning I am reminded of the post-exiled Jews who, under the leadership of Nehemiah, rebuilt the ruined walls around Jerusalem. They too jumped right in and got the job done no matter what obstacles they faced. Nehemiah wrote of them,
...The people had a mind to work! (Nehemiah 4:6)
Even though God put the task of rebuilding the walls in Nehemiah's heart (cf. 1:12), he realized he could not do the work himself. Why? Well, the task was just too much for one person. He needed help. He understood the old adage, "Many hands make light work." But he also knew that the responsibility of rebuilding needed to be shared by the ones who would enjoy the end result.
We have now had three packing days. We are scheduled to have nine more. The reason for having these once-a-month packing days is because we have about 51,000 sq. ft. of space to inventory and pack up. Yes, it is hard work, but it is also a morning of fun. Come out and put your muscles to use for the glory of God! If you have a mind to work we will find something for you to do.
Grace & Peace,
Scott
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