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Hundreds of Amish Strangers Come to Rescue Farmer Whose Barn was Destroyed

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07 Jan 2010 25 views
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Hundreds of Amish Strangers Come to Rescue Farmer Whose Barn was Destroyed
Maryland farmer John Helmstetter thought his life was ruined after a fire destroyed his barn and a third of his cattle. But he regained the "American Spirit" when his neighbors and local Amish banded together to help. Hundreds of Amish men worked for three days to raise the building that provided John with his livlihood.

Maryland farmer John Helmstetter thought his life was ruined after a fire destroyed his barn and a third of his cattle. But he regained the "American Spirit" when his neighbors and local Amish banded together to help.

Hundreds of Amish men worked for three days to raise the building that provided John with his livlihood.

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