Generous Giving (GG) Has a simple mission TO ENCOURAGE GENEROSITY. They show testimonies & share videos of radical generosity & the joy it gives the GIVERS!
The world tells us we need MORE, we deserve better and that when we get more we will be happy. New shoes, nicer car, bigger house... He big lie is that All these things will give us happiness.
We all know these material THINGS won't make us happy. But the lies of the world are very seductive! They seem never ending.
So GG travels the country inspiring generosity. Counter-acting the world. Showing the truth as told in the book of Acts, "It is better to give than to receive."
We heard stories of Doctors that have decided to give away 75 % of their income and live on nurse wages.
Business owners that have given all their profits to charity & live on small salaries.
Young couples using their savings to bless another family that was trying to adopt. Other young people that make modest salaries but find ways to give away over half of it!
Plus fun stories of spontaneous generosity such as big tips for servers in need or even buying cars for needy widows!
It was just such joy & FUN to hear the heart stories of these givers. These radical stories stretched our comfort zones & inspired us to be a JOYFUL giver, as we are commanded in the Bible.
What is also sooooo cooool about GG is that they do NOT ask for any money! There is no way to give them money, even if you try. They are funded by an endowment that was set up years ago and provides all the funds needed to run the organization. So they encourage us to be generous to someone, but not them :)
I pray for each of you to know a greater joy of generosity. When we encounter Evil may we respond to it with generosity!! Generosity is the beginning of our surrender :-)
We also had a chance as a family to take a train to the top of Pikes Peak while we were in town 14,000 feet! Breathtaking in view and in lungs :-)
Pics below. I've been accused of taking Unabomber pictures. Jackie Ray is in training as my Juni - Bomber :)
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