Last Tuesday (10/01/2012) was the first one of the year after our Christmas break. We felt very much as a campus that we are entering a new season with God and that we should mark it with an offering for those people who have debt in the community. It was one of those evenings that really challenges your world view and how you see God. So what we did was write those peoples names up on a board with the amount of their debt. Then we each asked God how much we should give. Close to £4,500 was given and most of the debt was wiped out.
What really impacted me about this was the level of faith that was displayed. How many churches have you ever been in where all the members debt is shown and then the rest of us give what we can to help those who are in need. It is quite a radical thing, but was how the early church lived and operated. The generosity of the evening was inspiring, and the way it touched those who were in need was very special to be apart of. It was also a very challenging evening, as here in YWAM no one actual gets paid, we all live by the generosity of churches and individuals who support the work we do, so to see the amount that was given is actual quite incredible. I love living and being a part of something like this.
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