Mennonites hold their religious values very close to them, with ideas of reconciliation, the belief in Jesus Christ, and being part of the community. With that said, Mennonites are orthodox and to not stray from tradition. Malcolm Gladwell expresses an example of how close Mennonites are within their community with the burning of a barn. One day in the town, a tractor fire burns down the barn it is held in. Throughout the community the bad new spreads very quickly, and the very next day a whole force of fellow Mennonites show up and build a new barn. The next day they come back, and put the barn up completing the unexpected project. The orthodoxy of those men were taught to drop everything that they were doing out of goodwill. Helping a fellow Mennonite shows how strongly their community is to them.