[This is a true story from this past week here in Casper]
My wife doctors many missionaries and we send packages of natural health
products anywhere in the world they are needed. One couple had left the
field because of health issues, and Teresa worked with the wife and they
were able to return and have had years of fruitful ministry.
In every box we send to them, Teresa includes little “nothings” from garage
sales or the Dollar Store. In our city we have one on almost every corner;
in their place of ministry, such would be unknown. So rubber balls, jacks,
Frisbees, stickers, coloring books, toys, hot wheels, marbles, etc make
those children so far from the US and the comforts we take for granted look
with excitement at the box from our clinic.
We got this note today telling about opening the last box we sent and I’ll
paraphrase it . . .
The boys loved their mini-kites, and Sofia looked into the box to see what
was for her. Now, she loves little ponies. In fact she was generous when we
came back from our furlough in the US, and gave her two best friends each
one of her three little ponies.
She was happy to do it until she realized her pony was now alone, and no
longer had any other pony here at our house. Then she began to cry. I
assured her she did a good thing at the time, and that God was watching over
those little ponies.
Then we opened your package and there was a little pretty pony that you had
sent!
We could hardly believe our eyes and I assured her that God saw her
generosity and blessed her for it. And I wanted to thank you for being an
instrument of God in making our little girl’s day!
Sometimes a cup of cold water looks an awful lot like a little pretty pony.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”