Friday, February 16, 2007
Good People
I was really proud of our church in the last week or two. We had a family whose house burned to the ground in a fire. Fortunately, they weren't home and they got there in time to get their dogs out so there was no loss of life, but there was a total loss of all things material. Our church took up an offering for them to help until their insurance money kicked in and we raised sympathy gifts of over $3000 in the first week. I was pretty proud that our church was able to respond in that way and it made me glad to be part of a church family that will help to hold each other up in that way. When my wife was on bed rest a couple of years ago and couldn't work, we received similar gifts that helped us greatly and taught us to be better givers to those around us. We aren't perfect but we definitely try to show compassion a lot more these days. The trend has been set so hopefully we can keep it going.
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