A few weeks ago I overheard a comment from an out of town volunteer...telling another volunteer that the project was winding down. I could not believe my ears...winding down?? There is still alot of work to do!!!
Ever since then I have been in denial...seriously! I did not want to face it. Today, it came back and hit me in the face...reality came in. At morning worship the brother said it from the platform...those words I had been avoiding...Work is winding down.....
It was not an easy thing to hear. Later on in the afternoon I went in to the main office and spoke to the Assembly Hall committee member who oversees my department. We talked about when we would stop scanning...making ID Tags...closing down, etc. Time to face the music (background music: Chariots of Fire).
It's winding down. I went back to my trailer/office...walked around the back...and stared at the assembly hall and surroundings. Trying to soak it all in. Memories came flooding back...when we started...seeing the beams go up, and many other memories.
By mid April it will end...so....it's winding down. Some of volunteers who came from out of the area...will begin to leave and go home. Travel trailers will taken out and taken home...as Joe and Beth did this afternoon.
Some of you may have not understood the picture with the commode and the comment about ATTENTION!
In a scene from No Time For Sergeants, Andy Griffith is assigned to clean the latrines as punishment. He rigs up the bathroom commode lids to rise up at attention when he is inspected by his captain and sergeant. Great scene! :)
So...cya next week.....it's, sigh....winding down.
1 comment:
I understand your comments about "Winding down...". A number of years ago I was involved in an extensive renovation of an old Kingdom Hall that lasted 9 weeks. The last day I bumped into another brother who had also been there every possible minute of the 9 weeks. He and I looked at each other, gave each other a big bear hug and started crying like babies. Though we were thrilled at the finished KH, we were also sad to see such a rewarding experience come to an end.
I want to express my appreciation to you for sharing the experience of building the Rio Grande Valley Assembly Hall with all of us - through your pictures, your commentary, your insights, and certainly your humor. I would have loved to be there helping with all the others, but at least we could enjoy the experience vicariously through your blog. Thank you so much.
Your brother,
Jerry
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