No "Random" Act of Kindness

This was not a random act of kindness. The word random means "doing things without definite aim, purpose, or reason". This was a premeditated, well planned, and almost perfectly executed act of kindness. Actually the "kindness" part was perfect.

The team arrived expecting to work for about 2 hours, run over 4 hours. There were two very large trees that needed to come down. Even though Ray said he had never cut down trees this big before, the team trusted is skill, knowlege, and experience. Ray, the team leader on the right of the picture, provided ropes, pullies, and his chain saw. Ted, the 'center' of the team brought his saw also which came in handy to cut Ray's saw out when it got hung up. Caleb, Jeff, and Mr T made up the rest of the team.

Ray studied the first tree and pointed out where it was to fall. The ropes and pullies were attached. The ropes were pulled tight. It was time for Ray to start cutting. Everyone stood back. Way back. This tree must fall just right, actually left or it might fall across the neighbor's driveway.

Ray cuts the notch on the left side of the tree. In the picture you can see the rope. Then he starts to cut the tree on the right side. "Oh! Oh!", Ray says. The tree then sits down on the cut that is suppose to let it fall to the left. Now everyone is really "way back". The tree begins to make cracking sounds and in a few minutes it falls across the neighbor's driveway.

As it turns out, God had a better plan for that tree falling across the driveway. The details can't be revealed here, but something very good came out of that tree falling the way it did.

The second tree went right where Ray aimed. You can see it falling in the picture.

There is no way in this world the Keck's could have cut these trees down. Thank you Ray and team.

This is but one example of the acts of kindness performed by the folks in Fire and Faith Sunday School Class, Salem Baptist Church, Mc Donough, GA. Not always tree cutting, but always acts to help someone in so many ways.

Thanks Mr. T for being our teacher. Thank you Ray and team. This is not the first time they have helped Shirley and Fran Keck.