Someone said, “What would we do without our friends?” Yesterday someone topped the branches from one of our trees and cleaned out the gutters of our house. He knew I had not been able to get to it, and it would be difficult for me because of my arthritis.
Other friends phoned this morning to see if Dad Jespersen was okay and if they could do anything to help care for him.
Recently another friend heard a conference speaker say that he had a lot of books for needy pastors. The books were free for the taking, so we asked for 2000 copies to be shipped to Zambia pastors and the organization gave another 1000 copies of the book for needy pastors in the Philippines. We received $21,000 worth of books because of the contact of a concerned friend.
Another acquaintance phoned me this morning to tell me he was gathering reference books which were not being used for needy pastors from the church library.
Two days ago, someone dropped off a used sewing machine and other electrical items for a vocational training school in the Philippines.
We received a $20 gift from an older lady in a retirement home which she received for watching another lady’s cat. She wanted the money to be used for the sharing of the Gospel with needy children.
I could go on and on, but I will finish with these questions, “To whom can we be a friend today? To whom can we reach out? Whom can we help with a chore that needs doing?”
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