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In Amish culture, the Dawdi Haus is usually a smaller home, attached to or near the main house, which the farmer moves into when he retires and sells the farm and main house to one of his children. A large Amish family may sometimes have two or three Dawdi homes where the parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents live and continue to participate as valuable members of the family. [PHOTO SOURCE: http://p-buckley-moss.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0103067106&Category_Code=]
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. – I Timothy 5:8 (ESV) |
You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. – Leviticus 19:32 (ESV)
Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. – Job 12:12 (ESV)
4 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain[a] insight,
2 for I give you good precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom; get insight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.– Proverbs 4:1-5 (ESV)
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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. – Proverbs 17:6 (ESV) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.kcisradio.com/blog/daily-verse-proverbs-176/] BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/10/grandfamilies-on-rise.html Why intergenerational centers could be a housing solution for aging adults Dec 24, 2024 This solution involves bringing the elderly and the young together under one roof combining services such as nursing homes and daycare centers. VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZD5m7_EtMY https://youtu.be/_ZD5m7_EtMY?si=_n6DTr9kN603odvW https://bluestemcommunities.org/the-bluestem-post/summer-2024/life-and-learning-across-generations |
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. – Proverbs 17:6 (ESV)
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.– Proverbs 23:22-23 (ESV)
1 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. – I Timothy 5:1-2 (ESV)
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. – I Timothy 5:8 (ESV)
If you happen to drive past an Amish farmhouse, you might notice a smaller house build next to the main one. That smaller home is called the Dawdi Haus, a Pennsylvanian Dutch word for ‘Grandpa House’. The farmer moves into when he retires and sells the farm and main house to one of his children. A large Amish family may sometimes have two or three Dawdi homes where the parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents live and continue to participate as valuable members of the family.
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The smaller home built onto the main farmhouse, for grandparents to live in, is called a daudihaus. [PHOTO SOURCE: https://amishamerica.com/old-age/] https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/retirement-homes-and-caring-for-aging-parents |
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In Amish culture, the Dawdi Haus is usually a smaller home, attached to or near the main house, which the farmer moves into when he retires and sells the farm and main house to one of his children. A large Amish family may sometimes have two or three Dawdi homes where the parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents live and continue to participate as valuable members of the family. [PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.mosscollectors.com/patsletter070103.html] |
I was taught in school and from the bible to honour your parents and never abandon them when they are old. When I think of the Dawdi Haus, I notice the Amish never tell their elderly parents to go and live in retirement communities but they let them stay with them, even in their own home, where it pass from generation to generation.
The Dawdi Haus has motivated me to take care of my elderly parents and care for them.
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Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers. – Proverbs 17:6 (KJV) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://missionventureministries.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/for-a-father-to-think-about-proverbs-176/] BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/10/grandfamilies-on-rise.html Why intergenerational centers could be a housing solution for aging adults Dec 24, 2024 This solution involves bringing the elderly and the young together under one roof combining services such as nursing homes and daycare centers. VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZD5m7_EtMY https://youtu.be/_ZD5m7_EtMY?si=_n6DTr9kN603odvW https://bluestemcommunities.org/the-bluestem-post/summer-2024/life-and-learning-across-generations |
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://truthsnitch.com/the-holy-bible-tiffsnotes/genesis/chapter-48/] https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2024/10/grandfamilies-on-rise.html https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html |
Please listen to this Sermon by Beachy Amish-Mennonite Minister Nate Bange about Aging:
Aging With Grace - Nate Bange
Streamed live on Apr 28, 2019
Sunday morning service at Weavertown Amish Mennonite Church.
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/live/nwPC9xR7tuk?si=Cy8PYBGZf070OuX-
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒:. 𝐇𝐮𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐬𝐢𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝: 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝟗:𝟑𝟐 - "You shall stand up before the gray
head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the
Lord". 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝟓:𝟏-𝟐
- Encourages treating older men as fathers and older women as mothers, with all
purity, not rebuking them harshly but encouraging them 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟐:𝟏𝟐 - "Wisdom belongs to the aged, and
understanding to the old". With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of
days understanding. 𝐆𝐨𝐝‘𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟒𝟔:𝟒 - "Even to your
old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you
and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you". 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟕𝟏:𝟗 - "Do not cast me
away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone". 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟏 - "Gray hair is a
crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life". 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝟑𝟕:𝟕
- "The older men should speak, for wisdom comes with age". 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝟗𝟐:𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟓 - Describes the aged as still producing fruit,
being green and full of sap, showing God's uprightness. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝟓:𝟒
- States that caring for elderly parents and repaying them is a way of
practicing 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 and pleasing God. 𝐄𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟔:𝟐-𝟑
- Echoes the command to honor your father and mother, extending to caring for
them in their later years. [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=27428209610140315&set=pcb.1407064083647052] [ALBUM SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1cGspL56W5/] BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html How Amish Stay Active in
Old Age Amish people don’t
“retire” the way modern people do. They slow down, but they don’t stop moving. Their secret is simple: > They never stop
using their bodies. --- Even in old age, Amish
people: Walk every day Do light farm or house
work Garden, feed animals,
carry small things Stay busy in simple ways They don’t exercise for
one hour and rest all day. They move a little all
day long. --- They: Don’t lift heavy things
anymore Don’t rush Don’t compete with young
people But they: Still help Still move Still stay useful This keeps the body
active without breaking it. --- They don’t have: TV Phones Computers So they: Don’t sit for hours Don’t stay inactive Naturally stay more
mobile --- They: Eat home-cooked food Don’t overeat Sleep on time Wake up early This keeps the body
lighter and more energetic. --- Old people are: Respected Included in daily life Given small jobs and
responsibilities This keeps them: Mentally active Emotionally strong And physically moving --- > Don’t stop living.
Just live slower. That’s why many Amish
people: Keep walking and working
into old age Stay stronger longer And remain independent
much longer than most people --- > “They don’t retire
from life. They just slow down.” --- > Everyone’s health
is different. This is traditional lifestyle observation, not medical advice. [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14fY8hN9d9K/] BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html
Movement Is Part of Daily Life
They Work According to Their
Strength
They Avoid Sitting All Day
Simple Food and Simple Routine
Strong Family and Community Support
The Amish secret is:
Powerful line you can use:
Note
Altere Menschen
Amische
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Buy 100 acres of land and grow food and family together [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=263108289813122&set=a.156963517094267] |
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An Amish farmhouse AKA Heemet in Pennsylvanian Dutch [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/do-the-amish-use-banks] https://www.amishfarmandhouse.com/blog/learning-to-speak-like-the-amish/ BLOG: https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-mccallums-one-of-australias-few.html .... …. https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html |
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Horse and buggy with John & Naomi, the ‘New Order Amish’ couple that befriended us two days earlier and introduced us to their daughter Ruth’s family. [PHOTO SOURCE: http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%E2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/] |
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Horse and buggy with John & Naomi, the ‘New Order Amish’ couple that befriended us two days earlier and introduced us to their daughter Ruth’s family. [PHOTO SOURCE: http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/08/17/amish-encounters-no-3-%E2%80%93-sunday-worship-with-amish-mennonites/] |
DAWDI HAUS LINKS:
https://amishamerica.com/old-age/
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/caring-for-elderly-parents-complete-guide/
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/retirement-homes-and-caring-for-aging-parents
https://bibleportal.com/topic/caring-for-elderly-parents
RELATED LINKS:
“Buying a chunk of land, building a home, and raising our children away from the noise. That is the goal.”
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J. R. R. Tolkien
The McCallums – One of Australia’s few Amish families
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-mccallums-one-of-australias-few.html
True community arises out of transformation, and only transformation can make real community. – Eberhard Arnold
The McCallums and their community
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-mccallums-and-their-community.html
Brandenberger Family Music
https://www.youtube.com/c/BrandenbergerFamily
What makes Amish life simple: family, home, community, and faith.
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/11/community-living-quotes.html
The family that works together, eats together, and prays together, stays together. – Amish Proverb
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/05/family-value-quotes.html
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. - John Templeton
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/07/participatory-budgeting-for-community.html
Amish Family Size: How many children is typical?
Amish families are large, with 6-7 and even up to 9 children on average
https://amishamerica.com/how-many-children-do-amish-have/
Four Core Values of the Amish culture:
https://www.amishbaskets.com/blogs/blog/amish-values
https://www.amishvillage.com/blog/the-4-core-values-of-the-amish-culture/
https://www.amishfarmandhouse.com/blog/learning-to-speak-like-the-amish/
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/09/dawdi-haus-for-elderly-parents.html
Heredi Jews singing = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO9_rhaLjZE
VIDEOS ON THE PLAIN PEOPLE LINKS:
Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts. – Amish Proverb
We do not relegate the pulpit work, or the rest of the church’s teaching, to the lead pastor to handle as much as he can alone and then fill slots when he’s on vacation. We value plurality in teaching, and preaching, just as we value the plurality of elders in decision-making, oversight, and pastoral ministry throughout the week. We begin not by asking how the lead pastor can preach as much as possible, but by asking how we can most effectively teach and preach as a team of pastors.
- Team Preaching by David Mathis [https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/team-preaching]
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/06/team-preaching-is-like-barn-raising.html
"If we don't want the government to tell us how to conduct our church affairs, we had better not tell them how to run the government.” – 1001 Questions and Answers
https://blackforestproject421.blogspot.com/2023/10/how-amish-cope-with-covid.html
The Amish way of life | FULL DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRodjLbdTps&t=1463s
Inside the Amish & Mennonite Community - Full Documentary - Living Plain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwL_evg5z1I&t=1235s
Mennonites: Life in the Ultra-Conservative Christian Colonies of South America (Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdyVNoazurI
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtQVOlhLXQ-/
Day 1 Moving Sunday School
Mar 1, 2023
This the detailed video of day 1 of moving the St Marks Sunday School from Bridport to Springfield. This building was used for a multitude of purposes, line and tap dancing, girl guides, cubs, brownies and a school library as well as a Sunday School. It was impressive to watch a team of professionals navigate the tight spaces to set up their gear and move the building without doing any damage. Part 2 will show how it travelled by road through Scottsdale, up Saliers Hill to its new home on the Amish family farm at Springfield.
FB SOURCE: https://fb.watch/j-CVILKhFe/
YT SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCr-eYMNqnA
RUMBLE VIDEO: https://rumble.com/v2j6jhu-day-1-moving-sunday-school.html
BITCHUTE VIDEO: https://www.bitchute.com/video/mESBcErrl83C/
VKontakte Video: https://vk.com/video543023742_456239089
https://goo.gl/maps/r3GFg991ScVhx7o27
https://www.abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=40127826736
https://northeasternadvertiser.com/featured-articles/sunday-school-breathes-new-life
Day 2 Sunday School Move
Mar 2, 2023
This is the second day of the St Marks Sunday School moved to the McCallums Amish farm at Springfield. There was quite a crowd at Saliers Hill waiting to see the wide load negotiate the narrow avenue between the trees.
FB SOURCE: https://fb.watch/j-CY0RSLiJ/
YT SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edOfabIxfwY&t=247s
RUMBLE VIDEO: https://rumble.com/v2jluee-day-2-sunday-school-move.html
BITCHUTE VIDEO: https://www.bitchute.com/video/2nYELNl6BunJ/
VKontakte Video: https://vk.com/video543023742_456239090
https://vk.com/id543023742?w=wall543023742_224
https://goo.gl/maps/r3GFg991ScVhx7o27
https://www.abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=40127826736
https://northeasternadvertiser.com/featured-articles/sunday-school-breathes-new-life
https://vimeo.com/539429269/5a910346a1
SINGLE PARENTS AND HOMELESS LINKS:
http://singlemotherfamilies.com.au/
https://coffeewithstarla.com/6-life-changing-prayers-for-single-moms/
https://lafairhousing.org/single-mothers-and-homelessness/
https://www.petesplace.com.au/
