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A House for Susan Hall, Fry, KY: God's Amazing Grace at work... . . . again. This time on Fry Ridge, KY, where a house raising drew some 200 volunteers and a home for a family was under roof in one day. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Larry Smith FM 92.7 The WAVE & FM 99.9. The Big Dawg Inspired by Mary's House the Cane Valley Christian Church project to provide a new home for Mary McGuffin and her seven children, the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church congregation of Green County put together a house raising project to build a new home for Sally Hall & Family, high up on Fry Ridge, at the site of the old Fry Post Office. It was an incredible day of giving. I learned about it from the frequent calls to WAVE FM 92.7 radio during the morning. It was hard to believe just what a miracle was happening. The project was started at daybreak, Saturday, September 22, 2012, and by around 2pmCT, the house was already under roof. Some 200 workers total, were on the scene during the day with trades persons and lay builders rallied from Green, Metcalfe, Adair, Marion and as far away as Casey County to pitch in on the project. The story told in calls to the station was so fascinating to hear I felt compelled to go see it for myself. I'm so thankful I did. The trip itself was wonderful. The countryside approaching Fry Ridge from any of its three counties - Fry is in Green County, but is very near Adair and Metcalfe - is stunning all year long. The views along the ridgetop are absolutely stunning. Even though I made one extra loop when I turned left onto Milltown Church Road instead of going straight ahead, it was more than worth it. If I'd never found the house the trip itself would have been worth it, as you'll see when you go. But I did find it the project and it was an amazing scene. In the afternoon, drywall was already being hung on the interior. There was an unforgettable scene of the roofers, silhouetted against blue sky, permanently imprinted in my mind. There were professional builders, gofers, runners, electricians, drywall hangers - you name it, every kind of homebuilding craft was there - and they were all volunteers! A bonus for me, was the adaptive reuse of the old Fry Post Office. I love it when people cherish their history, and love it even more when a building which has meant so much to a community lives on in actual service. The old post office had been repainted white for the family to use for storage. I had to leave for Campbellsville and leave all too soon. But I'll go back soon to see the rest of the story. It was wonderful to see a phenomenon at work to see God's Amazing Grace at work - as Fran Neat of Mary's House puts it - at work and spreading like wildfire, it was hard to hold back the tears of joy for knowing what wonderful Christian people we have as neighbors. - Larry Smith, 92.7 FM, the WAVE. This story was posted on 2012-09-23 07:50:56
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