This works well for problems like the one described: blameless and fixable in short order. The people helping can come in, help for a period of time, and leave

This works well for problems like the one described: blameless and fixable in short order. The people helping can come in, help for a period of time, and leave feeling good. The person getting help likely feels no shame in the situation. Would the community have a frolic if a man was an alcoholic with depression and his wife divorced him and moved away from the community? What if the farmer was injured in the tornado, say paralyzed? Some things aren't feel good situations when you come help for a week. Some things don't get better, they're just endured. The advice in this article is good, but applies to a narrow set of situations that, honestly, are easier to deal with. A barn can be rebuilt.