Fun with Numbers
Today was just a great day!
Flew in Saturday night, grabbed our minvan and the kids, plopped them into bed just after 2200, then I sat down to get the run sheets and my speaking sheet printed out, quickly crash into bed (nice to be back home in my own bed!) and off to church this morning
Whew!
One of my favorite parts this morning was when I sat down to do some math. When we previewed the video for Amber running a marathon to raise funds to help fill the container we are sending to Sri Lanka I started doing some math.
We are putting $200,000 worth of medical supplies into this container and yet it will cost us to fill it and ship it only $15,000 it sort of removes the argument that people don't have any money.
Just $1 put towards the tsunami relief in Sri Lanka translates to $13.33 in the container. That was amazing to me! The multiplication of our funds is incredible! As I mentioned this morning, I am now addicted to venti breve cappuccinos which cost me $4 each. That $4 multiplies to about $53.32 in the container! So if I give up only one yummy coffee drink, that is $53.32 to fill the container. My wife then challenged me when I got home...was I willing to put some legs on this? I say YES! So for the remainder of the month of May I am not having any of the venti breve cappuccinos and I will donate all the funds I would have spent on coffee towards the Sri Lanka container being sent off.
I love this multiplication of funds God is doing for us in this project. Too often people think they need to write the big check to be able to help out, but with this project, even a seemingly small amount of funds is multiplied over 13 times over! What a great opportunity we have...and good luck to Amber! I know I'm winded just running to the pasture!
Flew in Saturday night, grabbed our minvan and the kids, plopped them into bed just after 2200, then I sat down to get the run sheets and my speaking sheet printed out, quickly crash into bed (nice to be back home in my own bed!) and off to church this morning
Whew!
One of my favorite parts this morning was when I sat down to do some math. When we previewed the video for Amber running a marathon to raise funds to help fill the container we are sending to Sri Lanka I started doing some math.
We are putting $200,000 worth of medical supplies into this container and yet it will cost us to fill it and ship it only $15,000 it sort of removes the argument that people don't have any money.
Just $1 put towards the tsunami relief in Sri Lanka translates to $13.33 in the container. That was amazing to me! The multiplication of our funds is incredible! As I mentioned this morning, I am now addicted to venti breve cappuccinos which cost me $4 each. That $4 multiplies to about $53.32 in the container! So if I give up only one yummy coffee drink, that is $53.32 to fill the container. My wife then challenged me when I got home...was I willing to put some legs on this? I say YES! So for the remainder of the month of May I am not having any of the venti breve cappuccinos and I will donate all the funds I would have spent on coffee towards the Sri Lanka container being sent off.
I love this multiplication of funds God is doing for us in this project. Too often people think they need to write the big check to be able to help out, but with this project, even a seemingly small amount of funds is multiplied over 13 times over! What a great opportunity we have...and good luck to Amber! I know I'm winded just running to the pasture!
posted by Pastor Tom at 9:58 PM
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