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We passed the test!

3/3/2012

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Erica Ward, left, and Madison Britt write a few verses of the Book of James.
Yes, it's true that we have never heard of anybody accomplishing or even attempting to accomplish a feat such as we have challenged ourselves with this Easter Sunday.

Hand writing the entire New Testament with chalk on sidewalks is an exciting proposition, but will involve many logistical issues, and we realize that, in organizing this event, we will have to get it right – and get it all right – before the event even begins.



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So, on Friday afternoon, we invited a few volunteers out to sidewalks next to the chamber, and we plotted out the Book of James on about 50 sidewalk tiles. Each volunteer took a tile, some pieces of chalk and a slip of paper with the words to write on that tile. 

The results?  We found that most people wrote much smaller letters than in an earlier test, meaning the task of fitting the entire New Testament onto sidewalks in downtown Whiteville should be easier than expected. All colors seemed to show up well on the concrete, and chalk lasted longer than expected.

Afterward, we took a garden hose to the writings and gently brushed them with a broom, revealing that our second task - that of cleaning the chalk off three miles of sidewalk - is something that several volunteers can do rather easily.

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Rommel Cohen link
3/14/2012 03:34:32 pm

You made the sidewalk like the wall at Jerusalem. Some may see this activity useless – I mean writing on the sidewalk, erasing it afterwards etc. But I say, it is good reflection time for your generation. Doing group activities like these make way for building relationships with friends, share insights while you’re writing, and becoming closer to God as you write scripture. You should try handcrafting ornaments next time, or buy some wooden ornaments and paint them1 God bless you all.

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