Shared Blessings has now started a prison ministry. Well, not really, but we have had the opportunity to work with some "trustees" from the county jail. They have been invaluable in helping us get all the work done in our warehouse each day.
A few weeks ago, after spending the afternoon packing up bags of food for children, one of the trustees named Dillon approached us with a $10 bill and said, "I want you to have this. I have everything I need and I want to help all these people." It was quite a humbling experience. When someone, who has very little, is moved to give to others, it can't help but have an effect on you.
This donation really made me think. It seems, most of the time, that my giving is simply out of my abundance. What could be accomplished if I truly gave sacrificially? What needs would be met? What would change in my heart? That's why it was such a donation to remember!
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