Service by a Child
Our church recently held its first “Undie Sunday,” a drive to collect new undergarments for people of all ages to donate to the clothing ministries of Love INC. I was asked to bring the items to the clearinghouse and also to take a tally of how many items were collected. My youngest son, (age 7), asked if he could do the counting. I said, ”sure.” While wearing his underwear and not much else, he sat down and tallied all of the items. It was a precious picture of a little guy in his underwear counting underwear…excitedly using his gifts to serve.
Special Pans
Someone recently donated a large set of antique cookware to our kitchen ministry. When asked the story behind it, she told it: She had collected a set of pans for herself by scouring antique and thrift shops when her son noticed them and liked them. He asked if she ever found another set, that he would like some. He died before she could collect it. As part of her grieving process, she put a set together in his honor….and ten years later she said it was time to let go. Her son’s pans are now a gift to our clients.
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