Generous - Friday February 28, 2014
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15 NIV
I have recently had the opportunity to return to Romania and see firsthand how some generous contributions are making a difference in people's lives around the world.
After a prayer meeting on the night before I left Romania, Bob, the director of the ministry center where we stayed, took my hands and pulled me close. He looked in my eyes and with much compassion said, "Pastor Bill, when you get back to Utah could you please make sure to thank The Rock Church for their wonderful generosity and for making a real difference with the gypsies in Romania."
Lives are different because people gave. These offerings have helped to clear land in a remote village in Romania. Funds donated have helped pay for a new church ministry center to be built on that land-and today, the building is almost completed, thanks to the sacrifice of almost 30 short term missionaries from Utah who traveled and worked for two weeks in July. I want to testify, as one who sweated and bled on the concrete block those funds paid for, a very real difference is being made in Romania.
We are on world mission, and you, Faithwalker, are a part-even if you don't travel outside of this country. I am proud to be laboring with such generous, sacrificial, and heavenly-minded saints as you. This kind of faith reminds me of what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV): "You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." May God continue to give us a heart to be generous on every occasion.
Submitted by:
Bill Young
The Rock Church
Sandy, Utah
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