It is always humbling when you are in the presence of people who are not “in it” for themselves. I got to experience that today. I met with a friend of mine who planted a church near ours three years ago. He wanted to get together to show me something. I went down to the area where their church rents office space to connect and go get some coffee. I show up and he takes me to an office in their complex and says, “We want you to use this until you are able to get office space of your own.” It has wireless internet connection, a copier that costs .01 a page (Good-bye Kinko’s). Then he tells me that they want us to use their big equipment truck for us to haul around our sound system and church equipment since they are now in a semi-permanent space. Finally, he tells me that he and his wife want to support our church with part of their tithe at $100 a month. (Jaw hits floor)
This guy is still trying to get his church in a financially stable place and he is telling me that he wants to see us be able to get off to a good start. That is a Kinddom mindset. I hope and pray that I will reflect that as well.
February 11th, 2005 at 2:10 am
That’s just pretty doggone cool!
February 11th, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Will you just keep stuff like that to yourself!! First, it’s too late for me to get tears in my eyes, we have a show soon. Second, I’d like to keep being the person who compares my faith to Jessica Simpson’s faith in action, not someone who is challenged by other followers and uses Jesus as an actual mark.
You ruin me in so many ways.
February 12th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
WOW - - -
that is really cool to see that he is isn’t worried about competition or even his own well being ($).
February 12th, 2005 at 11:55 pm
Seriously, I was/am blown away by this act of selflessness. His church is running around 150 right now, so (although they are growing) it’s not like he’s over the hump himself.
February 13th, 2005 at 8:28 pm
Wow. That’s one incredible story. I hope this draws you to be open to opportunities God will provide you with to act the same way. I’m excited for you guys.
February 20th, 2005 at 10:35 pm
erwin would say that this is severely barbarian and outlandishly appropriate. cool.
February 20th, 2005 at 11:12 pm
dude.
that’s just unreasonable.
amen.
February 22nd, 2005 at 1:28 am
That’s so incredible to hear! It’s Acts 4.32-35 in action!