How about a contest ???

[steve in so la]

Lets have a contest that tells us what you did in a Christian manner to help someone out. Dogface
Steve's post below got me thinking about this so lets put his post below in as his entry.

Here's something I did one time as another example - I was driving by an old section of town, nice houses, and I see an old guy taking out furniture to his car. I decide to stop and ask if he's moving out can I detect the yard. He says yes and he's lived almost all his life there and the mortgage company is kicking him out as he cannot pay .
I ask him where he's going and he tells me the name of a trailer court on the other side of town - (scummy area). Well I proceed to detect , besides helping him with some moving, and got a bunch of wheats, couple silver and a neat token.
Later on at home I clean the token and it's from a bar called "The Bank", good for 1 drink. I guess guys told their wives they were going to the bank

To shorten the story I take it to a dealer I know and he gives me $80.00 for it. I get to thinking and go to the trailer park to see the old guy and I give him half of it. He said "you have renewed my faith in mankind" while crying - me too a little.

So that's my story - lets hear yours for a silver round as shown below. I'll assign a number to each story & have my wife pick a number from all the entries this Sunday eve. Good luck, Steve in so az

 

[relics4plus]

My daughter attended faith school of Theology in Maine for three years and was part of the choir (she plays the organ/piano) and they have to go on road trips to different city's and states to perform as part of their training. Students from all over attend this school.
Well, we went to hear them when they came through our area and while I was listening to the fantastic singing and music An overwhelming urge came over me to give someone in the choir some money. Well, I only had $50.00 in my pocket and after the choir was finished there was a young girl from Africa sitting alone in the front row. That's the one, I felt God say to me. And I prayed, how much should I give? God spoke and said $50.00. This was all the money I had on me but God said give it all.
So, after we were having refreshments afterwards, I had my wife approach her and give her the money. Well, you would have thought that I gave her 1,000.00. She began to cry and weep on my wife's shoulder and gave us both a hug. She then explained that she came from a very poor family and it took all they had to send her to school in the states and her tuition was due and she did not have all the monies. Well, I almost broke down myself. I felt like a million dollars! Give and it shall be given unto you. Praise God!!Thanks for letting me share.
Jay

 

[steve in so la]

Jay - I truly believe that the Lord speaks to us through our conscience. Good job of listening, steve

 

[Anonymous]

Steve, I don't have any particular story, as I've already told many on this forum, but I helped my daughter visit the dr by paying her bill when I didn't have insurance or much money myself. She was suffering deep depression and was suicidal and I made sure she had a dr. I paid for several visits and many other times paid for her bills and never expected anything in return! I have never regreted helping her and making sure she stayed alive for her children's sake and mine too, as I didn't want to end up taking care of them permanently! So I was thinking of myself, too!

It always feels good to help people! My ex and I also helped my son and his first wife and our grandson with expenses and made sure they had a place to live! If we don't take care of our own then we are worse than infadels! Helped others along the way, too, not only with money but doing work when they needed it. Like my neighbor, Pat, before she moved, I used to shovel her driveway and sidewalk......but I was a lot younger than! Yelp! We are here to love and help one another!

God Bless!
Betty

 

[Mike Chgo area]

A few years back at Christmas time in San Bernardino, Calif. I was driving home from work and the area was a run down part of town. I spotted a man and woman pushing an empty shopping cart and I guess it was God who tugged on my heart. I got the feeling I should go back and give them something. I turned the car around and headed back there made U turn and stopped and rolled down the window and asked if the guy if he could use a few bucks. He said yes and I handed him a folded up twenty and drove off. I watched in the rear view mirror and saw him jumping up and down like a little kid on Christmas morning. My eyes filled with tears and I still get choked up when I remember that one.
God Bless all.

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Great idea Steve, and great stories!

 

[Paul(NWO)]

She cleaned house for her elderly Uncle who was dieing of cancer! She took care of the needs of some elderly ladies that lived in the neighborhood and had more money than us. She cleaned house for an elderly man that had only one arm and couldn't do it for himself. When my father died she volunteered at a nursing home on the other side of town from where she lived. She pushed the wheelchairs of the "old folks", she was in her 60's-70's, to the activities and organized many of them. She said she would retire from volunteering when she turned 80. She died Christmas day 5 days from her 80th birthday. She was in the same nursing home herself with Pneumonia and a broken arm from a fall at home. She was very weak and still called bingo for the other residents the Fri. before she died on a Wed. She came to see me every day when I was in the hospital with Polio and two subsequent operations. She never asked anything in return because that would not be the right thing to do. When I get I get to heaven and am sitting far enough down the table I can't see the head of the table at the Love Feast for the Lamb of God, I'm sure my mother will be in the crowd towards the head of the table.
May God Bless each and every action taken in Glorifying the LORD that you take.
In Him
Paul(NWO)

 

[dobbie]

Mike ( hubby) and I were detecting out at an old park,. There is a Veterens Hall right on the other side of the parking lot. As we were getting ready to leave Mike spotted an elderly lady who looked like she needed help. She was struggling with some items from the trunk of her car. So Mike went over to her and offered a helping hand and ended up carrying her food and items for her to the Hall where she was bringing them for a veterens get to gether. I thought that was a nice thing for him to have done.

 

[steve in so la]

as the Lord wanted her to be ! steve

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Like Steve said, I don't mind sharing here.

God has given me the gift of knowing and connecting with many people.
So on a few occassions here on this forum when I seen a need, I was able to
head up helping with a need. God told me " You may not have the money Mike, but you have the ability to raise it"
So on two different Christmas' I helped to raise $390 which blessed a boy and girl in TN, who then blessed other kids that same Christmas.
Then another time when a family was in need I asked the folks here and in my club and raised over $1200 and again a family was blessed at Christmas!
Thank you to all who helped, and thank you Lord for showing me the way!

 

[Goes4ever]

well my story was I was metal detecting a yard owned by a sweet elderly lady, she came out to sit on the porch to chat with me for a few minutes, then told me she had to leave to get her hair fixed. She went around back to start her car and it was 100% dead. She was very upset and told me no one could come help her, all her kids were working and she simply did not know what to do.

I did not have any jumper cables, so I asked her if she might have a pair in her garage, she said she thought her husband used to have some but wasn't sure. I went thru her garage and found an old crusty pair, and I was worried they would not work but what choice did I have? I hooked em up and they worked! Got her car started and she smiled so big and was so happy, it actually made my day to see her so relieved. She thanked me over and over. She even told my mom at church how I helped her and she did not know what she would have done if I had not been there.

It is amazing how doing something so simple like that for an elderly person simply makes them so happy