I used to be one that donated everything. If I didn’t want it, I threw it in the donate pile. I figured someone could use it and it made me feel generous. But that has changed. I once heard a missionary share a story that changed my outlook on donating and gave it a bigger purpose. I wish I could remember her name to give her the credit but for the story’s sake, I’ll call her Mary.
Mary and her husband had served in Africa as missionaries
for 20 years. They were retiring and moving back to the States. Mary
worked busily at home, packing up their belongings sorting and making piles of
what to keep and what to give away to their African friends.
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