tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539843.post116226005014044247..comments2023-09-11T18:41:20.491+10:00Comments on Working on the Mission: Money stuff.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10173386879908739408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539843.post-1163162690426051642006-11-10T22:44:00.000+10:002006-11-10T22:44:00.000+10:00Yeh I hope my mentioning my giving didn't sound to...Yeh I hope my mentioning my giving didn't sound to self-centered and boastful<BR/><BR/>It's something I've learnt, it's a part of my life now, and honestly i only mentioned it to share how through an act God can teach you so much.ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173386879908739408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539843.post-1163054024946465372006-11-09T16:33:00.000+10:002006-11-09T16:33:00.000+10:00I wonder if, because everything is so easy for us,...I wonder if, because everything is so easy for us, it's easy to join a church and just consume, the same way we do everything else. <BR/>Then if we're challenged too much it's so easy to go to another church, without committing to anyone.<BR/>It's good to hear of your giving, it shows that some people are listening to God. So keep giving!Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355901264580255802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539843.post-1162263006708701822006-10-31T12:50:00.000+10:002006-10-31T12:50:00.000+10:00i would say it's more a Western Church, thing (in ...i would say it's more a Western Church, thing (in the western world as you said)<BR/><BR/>because like your story I've found most 3rd world churches are giving so much, out of the absolute little they have.ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173386879908739408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539843.post-1162262773571029202006-10-31T12:46:00.000+10:002006-10-31T12:46:00.000+10:00Interesting post, deano. I think what you've said...Interesting post, deano. I think what you've said here, is probably true of practically EVERY church, and therefore the worldwide church as a whole. Infact, could it be that it is true of western human nature in general?<BR/><BR/>At our church on Sunday night, a high-school aged mission team reported back on their recent mission to the remote villages in Vanuatu. The villagers have nothing, and yet they were SO willing to share what little they DID have. One girl said she commented to a lady over there that she liked her dress...so the lady went and got changed, and gave this girl her dress (and for her to refuse it would have been very offensive)...she felt so bad for 'trying' to be nice. These people have nothing compared to us, and yet they're willing to give it freely.<BR/><BR/>How sad is it that we, who live in comparative wealth, are so precious about every cent...or worse, we waste it on too many useless restaurant meals and movies etc and then claim that we are "too poor" to give to God's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com