tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post5249899027154001032..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: Demolition + Teenagers + God + Civil Rights History = An Awesome WeekRebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-43920129242320461942009-07-23T16:06:01.308-04:002009-07-23T16:06:01.308-04:00Great post, Becky! What a gorgeous little house t...Great post, Becky! What a gorgeous little house that parsonage is, huh?Susan Sandmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164808807596808866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-34038465149270598732009-07-23T12:11:36.492-04:002009-07-23T12:11:36.492-04:00Lovely, poignant post. My kids have done similar ...Lovely, poignant post. My kids have done similar projects through an organization called World Changers Missions.Cathy ~ Tadpoles and Teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138532109948783736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-61304584371063187022009-07-23T10:03:28.899-04:002009-07-23T10:03:28.899-04:00What a great trip for all the kids. How wonderful ...What a great trip for all the kids. How wonderful they were able to lend a hand in restoring this church that has so much history behind it. Such joy and friendship your kids experienced. <br />My niece went several times to Mexico to help build playgrounds for the children with her church group and she said it was one of the best experiences of her her young life. <br />Great job kids!!<br />ElizabethElizabeth and Gary https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849231608931954395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-25147178297394684182009-07-22T20:29:12.104-04:002009-07-22T20:29:12.104-04:00I just realized that I left out an important fact ...I just realized that I left out an important fact about the trip: the group of teens also included youth from First Baptist of High Point, NC as well as from two other NC churches, in addition to our kids. (First Baptist Greenville, SC.)<br />Yey kids!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-61575605016066081342009-07-22T19:58:02.801-04:002009-07-22T19:58:02.801-04:00I'm just about to bawl like a big old baby sit...I'm just about to bawl like a big old baby sitting right here at my desk. What an awesome post! <br /><br />And I'm so proud of your church for giving back and breaking down racial barriers.May Vanderbilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289249781773911906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-21214999834215954832009-07-22T17:33:12.163-04:002009-07-22T17:33:12.163-04:00Hi Rebecca, sorry I haven't been by in awhile....Hi Rebecca, sorry I haven't been by in awhile. Thank you for the birthday wishes, so sweet. Your storey is so heart retching. I'm sure your children have been very blessed by this experience. Bless them for their kindness and love. Hugs***ReneaPocket Full of Prettyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769806205987985163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-2256531817233221642009-07-22T12:41:09.068-04:002009-07-22T12:41:09.068-04:00What a summer vacation!
I cannot get over the ign...What a summer vacation!<br /><br />I cannot get over the ignorance of some people either. Makes me so mad and sad. Thankfully there are still such giving and nice people in this world. (But still, grrrrr!) <br /><br />My mother's side hails from Danville, VA. They have family reunions there quite often. We even have our ancestors still buried on a big plot of land there. <br /><br />I'm jealous of your trip. It sounds like so much fun. Anyhow, your post fascinated me. I love love history.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271864194625919704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-28688165971613382632009-07-22T12:36:46.044-04:002009-07-22T12:36:46.044-04:00Susan, I certainly would never want people to thin...Susan, I certainly would never want people to think that this sort of behavior was still normal in Virginia--or even in Farmville! Believe me as a South Carolinian (whose state still has the confederate flag on display outside the statehouse building!) that though we can still find prejudice lurking most everywhere in the South, people are learning and changing and broadening their views. Virginia is a gorgeous place with very kind, generous people. I'd be happy to call it home. No harm meant, of course!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-58823001066746097752009-07-22T11:46:15.878-04:002009-07-22T11:46:15.878-04:00Becky, that is a beautiful story about the kids go...Becky, that is a beautiful story about the kids going to help and the Minister of the other church not being afraid to ask for help! <br /><br />I literally have tears streaming down my face! It is very touching.<br /><br />It is terrible that the county closed down the schools rather than integrate. That is TERRIBLE!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-14983799429807921362009-07-22T11:42:27.002-04:002009-07-22T11:42:27.002-04:00I love, love, love this story! Thanks for sharing!...I love, love, love this story! Thanks for sharing!Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256467492513961346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-32887567673531743722009-07-22T11:29:12.049-04:002009-07-22T11:29:12.049-04:00Aw dang, I'm all choked up. How fantastic tha...Aw dang, I'm all choked up. How fantastic that they did this. That is AWESOME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-59500537609119424062009-07-22T11:10:19.123-04:002009-07-22T11:10:19.123-04:00Being a Virginia girl, I want to stress that while...Being a Virginia girl, I want to stress that while there are still some older folks in the state, especially in a small town like Farmville, that have not changed their way of speaking and unfortunately, thinking...we know you don't want to paint the Commonwealth with too broad a brush. Farmville is home to two of the finest Universities around, and Virginia itself, boasts over 120 colleges and universities, showing me how important education is to The Old Dominion. <br /><br />Small town life is now and probably always be different from that of a larger city, and will, most likely, be slower to progress.<br /><br />All this being said, perhaps the most important lessons learned, are taught by parents and loved ones that care enough to show their youngsters what is right and how to love and make a difference.<br /><br />Good for those young people for doing their part. They made a difference and that is a wonderful thing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293768327215520595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-1726739855179901652009-07-22T11:07:57.134-04:002009-07-22T11:07:57.134-04:00What a way to learn history -- and so many other i...What a way to learn history -- and so many other important life lessons. That's tremendous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948631272816359901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-44584943614432872762009-07-22T10:32:20.327-04:002009-07-22T10:32:20.327-04:00Becky,
When I read the first two words of your ti...Becky,<br /><br />When I read the first two words of your title, I was not sure I wanted to read on…<br />Demolition + Teenagers rather stopped in my tracks….<br />However I am glad I did, your story shows two sides, one side I am sadden still exist <br />today.<br />I too am a parent of child of another race, she 23 and beautiful. You would not believe some of things people have said to me and things that were done.<br /><br />It seems people need to pick on others to build their own self-esteem…<br /><br />LouiseLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991997893130824007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-1987202758601050152009-07-22T10:02:45.566-04:002009-07-22T10:02:45.566-04:00That "colored" comment really surprises ...That "colored" comment really surprises me too. And saddens me! I love the story of these teens helping out though, and I'm sure it's a history lesson they'll never forget. I'm not sure I'll forget it!Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621332625562122360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-83467871382415095002009-07-22T09:58:32.245-04:002009-07-22T09:58:32.245-04:00Thanks you for that very interesting history lesso...Thanks you for that very interesting history lesson. I cant imagine 5 years without public school. How crazySuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150191994661266181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-44437830151661136732009-07-22T09:08:44.429-04:002009-07-22T09:08:44.429-04:00Moving. It never ceases to amaze me, the ignoranc...Moving. It never ceases to amaze me, the ignorance of adults versus the open-mindedness of children. I've seen it in instances such as your describing, I've seen it during WWII in Germany where nazi children assisted Jews despite the consequences, but adults turned their heads. I've even seen it in my own church when a lady walked up to me one day and told me my violin didn't belong in a chuch, that it's satan's music. I kindly asked her to read her Bible and then started quoting Psalms, to rejoice in God with strings, trumpet and lyre. I'm sure I'm ignorant in many ways myself, as we are all, but this is just a very sad, that it still exists today. <br /><br />Kudos to the children on the mission trip. Very proud of them!Southern Living: Preppy Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15980788934203692603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-117605376779348412009-07-22T09:00:25.196-04:002009-07-22T09:00:25.196-04:00I have been to Farmville. It's a lovely town,...I have been to Farmville. It's a lovely town, but just as you found...<br /><br />You start to see things differently when you are parenting a child of another race. Five years ago, your story would have shocked me. Now it doesn't. I am prepared for it to happen anywhere now. <br /><br />And that is a very sad thing.a Tonggu Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365812914466181060noreply@blogger.com