GLADLY GIVE

GLADLY GIVE                    Wednesday – September 29, 2010

“Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. ‘But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' ‘In tithes and offerings.’” – Malachi 3:8 

In 1971, John Bechtel, a missionary to Hong Kong, came across multimillion-dollar hotel and conference center that had closed. Immediately he saw the potential of the place to be a Christian camp. It could house 350 children and had an auditorium that seated 450 people. But the price was $250,000. 
John’s friend Walter Meloon was an influential businessman. He said: “John this is an opportunity of a lifetime. Don’t worry about a thing. I’ll go to the U.S. and raise the money you need to buy the camp.”
Three months later Walter wrote back. “Dear John, O how I hate to write you this letter. I was not able to raise the money for the camp.” John’s heart sank, but he kept reading. “P.S. Enclosed please find a letter from a 14-year-old girl named Belinda Holmes.”
Belinda’s letter read: “Dear Mr. Bechtel. Here’s my ice cream money for 2 weeks. Please use this one dollar to buy the camp.” 
John went back to the owner of the hotel and read the letters. The owners decided to sell John the hotel and conference center for $1.
In the first 30 years of operation, the Suen Douh (Preach the Gospel) Camp had more than a million campers and over 100,000 children have accepted Christ as their Savior.

The Lord wants us to be cheerful givers and He can take any amount and bring glory to Christ. Today in prayer, ask the Lord to give you wisdom and joy in your giving.

“As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.” – Victor Hugo

God’s Word: “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7