Mark 12:41-44
And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”
And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”
How much
did she put in? All she had. And so it was also for the children at Abba
House in Entebbe, Uganda. The
missionary, Barb Decker, was taking some of the children from the orphanage to
another orphanage in Katogwe Uganda to do some missionary work there. Without Barb knowing, the girls from Abba House
gathered together what they could to take to the children at the other
orphanage who “had less” than they had. They wanted to make sure that each child at
the orphanage felt special so they took old newspaper and wrapped a gift for
every child at the orphanage.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything; you may have an abundance for every good deed.
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything; you may have an abundance for every good deed.
Deuteronomy 15:10
Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
The
children at Abba House gave out of their hearts, not reluctantly, but
cheerfully and God was faithful to His word.
Just a few weeks before Denver and left for our mission trip to South
Sudan, God put Abba House and the children there on our hearts. God provided us a list of things that the
children needed and desired and He provided a way to meet that list: Bibles,
balls, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, calculators, new school shoes, new
tennis shoes, and new sheets. It truly
was amazing what God did. You can see
more about that on this newsletter: April-2013-Newsletter
Abba House is operated by the combined efforts of House of
Friends (US) and Grace Global Impact Ministries (Uganda). House of Friends is sending a team of
missionaries to Abba House July 10th-22nd. They will be doing some much needed work on
the girls’ home. If you feel God leading you to help, you can make a donation
here
Just put in the comment section that this is for the girls’
home project or you can sponsor one of these children for as little as $20 per
month.
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