This is a question that the students I was substituting for was given to journal. Almost all of the students argued that $100 was not enough money to give to anybody. "Hmmmm", I said. You can do quite a bit with $100 - - - - - - Our Sunday School class did it with pennies! "How", the students asked.
All of the Sunday school classes were informed that it doesn't take much to give to others and if they would begin to bring in pennies, we would be able to give back to those in need. The first year, they gathered enough pennies to provide a Turkey dinner and the roaster to cook it in for a family of five. In addition to providing clothing for a child at Christmas. Each year the giving of pennies grew; whereas, the giving to others in the community grew as well. So if they can do it with pennies, you can do it with $100.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Now go out where it is deeper and let down your nets and you will catch a lot of fish!" "Sir", Simon replied, "we worked hard all last night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, we'll try again. And this time their nets were so full that they began to tear! Luke 5:4-6 (TLB)
The idea was to get them to think outside the box ~ basically, how creative could you be with this money? I was shocked to read the journals and find out, the majority of them had no idea what philanthropy was. To truly give to others unselfishly, I hope, is not a thing of the past. We shouldn't have to force our children to give when they are endowed with much, However, it was not easy for them to come up with a response.
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