THE BEVENI CHALLENGE FINALE...what an AMAZING finish!
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A few weeks ago I shared with y'all about the "Beveni Challenge". I wanted to share the finale with you as written by Deb Gangemi, head "big kid" for the online community that sponsors children at the Beveni Carepoint:
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We have come to the end of the Christmas to Purim Beveni Challenge as described in previous blog posts (www.orphanshope.typepad.com) . It has been an incredible time of lessons learned and blessings received.
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The truth is the blessings we have felt as we were given updates on the total raised for the children and caregivers of Beveni have been pure joy for us! We were very excited last week when the total approached $2000 as we realized God had increased the original gift 10 times over!
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Then I was contacted by a member of the Beveni Carepoint Facebook group. She had been praying for many months for the opportunity to give water to people who had none.
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Beveni has become the people she is gifting! Her financial gift is enough to cover the cost of an entire water system, including a well and pump, for people who had none.
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How awesome that He would provide an answer to her prayer by allowing her to provide life-giving water to the dear people of Beveni! I rejoice with her that she received an answer to her prayer even as I rejoice with the people of Beveni as their needs are satisfied in that answer!
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As Purim passed and our family remained committed to praying about the giving of gifts to the poor, as prescribed by Mordecai, we came across the following passage in 1 Chronicles 29. We realized it perfectly expressed our own thoughts and feelings about the last month. We close this note with heartfelt gratitude to you, His Body. Please accept these verses as descriptive of our hearts to you, for the children and always, always in awe of Him!
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Amen, and amen!
A few weeks ago I shared with y'all about the "Beveni Challenge". I wanted to share the finale with you as written by Deb Gangemi, head "big kid" for the online community that sponsors children at the Beveni Carepoint:
.
We have come to the end of the Christmas to Purim Beveni Challenge as described in previous blog posts (www.orphanshope.typepad.com) . It has been an incredible time of lessons learned and blessings received.
.
The truth is the blessings we have felt as we were given updates on the total raised for the children and caregivers of Beveni have been pure joy for us! We were very excited last week when the total approached $2000 as we realized God had increased the original gift 10 times over!
.
Then I was contacted by a member of the Beveni Carepoint Facebook group. She had been praying for many months for the opportunity to give water to people who had none.
.
Beveni has become the people she is gifting! Her financial gift is enough to cover the cost of an entire water system, including a well and pump, for people who had none.
.
How awesome that He would provide an answer to her prayer by allowing her to provide life-giving water to the dear people of Beveni! I rejoice with her that she received an answer to her prayer even as I rejoice with the people of Beveni as their needs are satisfied in that answer!
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As Purim passed and our family remained committed to praying about the giving of gifts to the poor, as prescribed by Mordecai, we came across the following passage in 1 Chronicles 29. We realized it perfectly expressed our own thoughts and feelings about the last month. We close this note with heartfelt gratitude to you, His Body. Please accept these verses as descriptive of our hearts to you, for the children and always, always in awe of Him!
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But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to give as generously
as this? Everything comes from you and we have given you only what comes from
your hand. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people have given to
you. I Chron 29: 14, 17b
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Amen, and amen!
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