Every week, there is a Bible study at the house of Gladys and Melvin. Melvin has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheel chair. Their house is quite small; Gladys has three other sons. They don't have much but are thankful for what they do have. Unfortunately, when it rains, water comes in through the roof in many places. April and May can be very rainy and so when rain came during Bible study the group had to crush into one of the corners where there are less leaks.Recently, they were studying the early church, specifically Acts 2:43-47. It says:
43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
A few days later, one of the ladies from the Bible study approached us and said they had decided they needed to collect money and fix Gladys and Melvin's roof. They wanted to know if we would contribute (and of course we would). They had a plan and they were getting quotes on how much the materials when cost when God brought the project to the ears of a politician who needed to buy favor among the people (and votes). The election being right around the corner, he purchased all the materials and had them delivered. Now the church only had to pay someone to install the new roof.
Looking back, it would have been extremely difficult for the church in Montana to raise enough money quickly to fix that roof. God knew this. He knew the need and provided a way to make it happen. And that is what God does!!!It was exciting for us to study a passage and then a few days later hear of people living out what they had just studied.
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