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Giving - The Christian Path
By Brian | June 25, 2008
I recently had the good fortune to meet a Sunday school teacher whose church is based in the Philippines and we spoke a lot about the conditions there, the church, and more than anything, the children. One of the hardest things they run into is supplies such as toys, coloring books, crayons, teaching aids, furniture, and what have you.
After hearing of this I went onto Amazon and purchased twenty coloring books and had them shipped straight to the church. For the price of taking a few folks out to dinner, just one time (or less than ten gallons of gas) these kids will have things to play with in their Sunday school class. These teachers are clearly doing a wonderful job with these children, even without adequate supplies. Imagine what can happen with just a little bit more.
I’m not saying any of this to toot my own horn, by any stretch of the imagination. I am saying that those of us in the US and Europe could all do a lot more than we’re doing. All of us could. There’s no shortage of Christians out there. But for some reason that I don’t understand, there seems to be a shortage of Christians helping other Christians. Of course, I’m right there too - I never considered that it would be possible to just pack up a box and send it to someone that needs it.
Maybe it’s time we all consider it now. Just find someone that has needs and fill them. It doesn’t have to be in the Philippines. It could be right next door or down the street. Somewhere there is someone that needs something. It may be a material thing, or a kind word, or the sharing of the gospel. Whatever it is I can tell you that filling that need will help them, and you’ll feel very good doing it.
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