Yoder And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it (1 Corinthians 12:26). IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING OF AUGUST 2, 1990, WELL BEFORE THE first crowing of the roosters. Many had already rubbed the sleep from their eyes and were astir, both men and women. The men had done their chores, gathered the necessary carpentry tools, and hitched the horses to the buggies. The women had donned aprons and hustled around the kitchen to put their last-minute touches on the tasty dishes they would serve to the hungry men at noontime. The day of Jacob Miller’s barn raising had arrived. Those who would supervise the work arrived with a heavy step mixed with a tinge of excitement. But everyone was composed and collected as they anticipated the Jacob Miller family’s barn being rebuilt. That summer, while the Miller family baled loose straw from the attached shed, the straw had accidentally ignited with a spark. In no time at all the sturdy barn and most of its contents had been consumed.
