A family of 6 attended my parents' church in Baytown this Sunday (the church in which I grew up). They are evacuees from Louisiana. There's a mom and dad and four children (the oldest is 10 or 11, there are 4 year old twins, and the youngest is about 2).
One member of the church found a rental house for them to stay in, and church members are rallying together to get them the things they need to make it a home. When they were told by the city that they would not be able to get the water turned on until tomorrow, my dad made a phone call. The water was turned on today.
The best part of the story ... the family placed a donation in the offering plate. They gave five dollars.
observations | conversations | exhortations
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I love it.... a real-life example of the parable of the widow's mite...
Luke 21:1
As He looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
All for now,
Lisa
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