Jan 25 2009
Generosity
A local church recently agreed to ask congregants to donate some household items to give to a local refugee resettlement agency. I had a couple of car loads of donations to haul off this weekend. When I counted everything up, it was amazing what was given.
Small appliances, sheets, dishes, blankets, and so much more. There were actually 34 kitchen/handtowels and hotpads. Someone also donated 13 handmade bed coverings. That blew my mind. These were obviously made to sell as they had their dimensions on pieces of paper in the corners of each one, stapled to the blanket material. Well, it seemed to me that they were made to sell. That’s a lot of time and effort someone went to to make those.
It was such a blessing to see the generosity of the people that live in my town. People I don’t even know, even in the midst of all the economic trouble around us, recovery from the holidays still in progress, the dead of winter, and the good Lord only knows what else, stepped up and truly gave from their hearts and their homes to give to people they don’t even know: people from situations, countries, and pasts they know nothing about. Now, if that’s not a testament to the goodness of humankind, I don’t know what is.
That is really wonderful! Those people are sure to be blessed for being obedient.