Union Designated
August 30, 2014
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Video Presenter: Juan Prestol
PRESENTER: Juan Prestol
A young girl looked online for a bicycle. Coming across a video clip, her search suddenly took a different direction. The clip was on a local bike store owner who had created an organization to make special bikes for people with disabilities. She wanted to buy one of the bikes, but it was too expensive. Determined, she wrote a letter to her family and friends, and the idea spread. When her campaign ended, donations totaled $12,000 and she was able to buy seven bicycles to help in this cause.
“Good deeds are twice a blessing, benefiting both the giver and the receiver of the kindness. The consciousness of right doing is one of the best medicines for diseased bodies and minds. When the mind is free and happy from a sense of duty well done and the satisfaction of giving happiness to others, the cheering, uplifting influence brings new life to the whole being” (Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 257).
Appeal: Your offering today is not just transferring money from your hand to the church; it is a gift that will generate happiness in the life of someone. Giving money as an offering to be used to help others is like giving happiness. Thank you for giving happiness.
“Good deeds are twice a blessing, benefiting both the giver and the receiver of the kindness. The consciousness of right doing is one of the best medicines for diseased bodies and minds. When the mind is free and happy from a sense of duty well done and the satisfaction of giving happiness to others, the cheering, uplifting influence brings new life to the whole being” (Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 257).
Appeal: Your offering today is not just transferring money from your hand to the church; it is a gift that will generate happiness in the life of someone. Giving money as an offering to be used to help others is like giving happiness. Thank you for giving happiness.