#bridge builders

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Here's to the bridge-builders, the hand-holders, the light-bringers, those extraordinary souls wrapped in ordinary lives who quietly weave threads of humanity into an inhumane world. They are the unsung heroes in a world at war with itself. They are the whisperers of hope that peace is possible. Look for them in this present darkness.

Light your candle with their flame. And then go. Build bridges.

Hold hands. Bring light to a dark and desperate world. Be the hero you are looking for. Peace is possible. It begins with us.

Hillary Clinton at the Clinton Presidential Center

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On this day, 85 years ago, 19th March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened.

The State Library of NSW is celebrating 85 years of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by releasing its entire collection of unedited historic interviews with the fascinating people who built the iconic Australian landmark. 

For the first time the Sydney Harbour Bridge builders oral history collection will be made available online using the Library’s innovative new tool Amplify, developed by the State Library in partnership with the New York Public Library. 

These interviews are part of the State Library’s collection of over 13,000 hours of digital sound recordings. Amplify provides unparalleled access to our extensive oral history collection and enables digital volunteers to help us transcribe the interviews.

Work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge commenced in 1923 and construction was completed by early 1932. Over eight years, 1,400 builders worked on the bridge and it cost the NSW Government nearly 10 million Australian pounds. On 19 January 1932 the first train made its way across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of load testing. The bridge was officially opened on 19th March 1932. “The construction of the bridge was a major event for Sydneysiders at the time. Everyone watched over the years as each day their city changed before their eyes,” - curator Anni Turnbull. 

Many of the interviewees talk about the physical challenges and the dangers of working on the bridge in a time before safety helmets and harnesses. The Library’s archive also contains the often unheard stories of those who worked in the industries that supported the bridge’s construction. “The bridge was nicknamed ‘the iron lung’ because it was the lifeblood of Sydney. It gave work to thousands across NSW and literally helped many local families stay alive. From welders to concreters, boilermakers, plumbers, riveters, miners and engineers, hearing the voices of the people involved in the bridge gives you a sense of how important it was to defining our country,” says Ms Turnbull. The State Library hopes the anniversary will inspire people from across Australia and around the world to explore the amazing stories on Amplify and to get involved in the important task of transcribing the interviews as digital volunteers. “Transcribing these oral histories is just the first step in making the collections accessible to the public. Once transcription is completed the Library can select and curate an engaging online story to showcase the interviews, along with a wide range of material relating to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, including photographs, drawings and artworks,” Anni Turnbull.

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Bridge Builders #3: “Found People Find People”

Pastor Mike Harlan June 9, 2013 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (NJKV)

“Found People Find People”

1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”….6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab [firstborn] and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him!” 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” – 1 Sam. 16:1,6-7 (NKJV)

“PREPARATION MEETS OPORTUNITY”

1. YOU DON’T SIGN UP TO SERVE, YOU ARE CALLED TO SERVE.

22 I have FOUND my servant David. I have ANOINTED him with my holy oil. 21 I will steady him and I will make him strong. 22 His enemy will not get the best of him nor will the wicked overpower him 23 I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroyed those who hate him. – Psalms 89:20-23 (NLT)

• FOUND – You Were Far Away Christ He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. – Psalm 40:2 (NLT)

• CHOSEN – Called Out If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:19 (NKJV)

• ANOINTED – Set apart for ministry in Christ’s name 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NKJV)

2. SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THE HOUSE OF GOD

Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver -1 Chronicles 29:3 (NKJV)

“If your AFFECTION is not for the House, You’ll be an Infection in the House!”

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” 18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head [pillow], set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. – Genesis 28:16-18 (NKJV)

3. DON’T HAVE A “BACK-FIELD” MENTALITY 10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not CHOSEN these.” 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” – 1 Samuel 16:10-11 (NKJV)