Comments on: I Won the Lottery http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=93 Just another WordPress site Sun, 24 Nov 2013 06:35:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ken Welke http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=93#comment-57 Ken Welke Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:57:18 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=93#comment-57 Dear Milt, I just love your heart! Remembering the first time you gave a sermon at Northwest Church on Matthew 25:40 regarding helping the least, and sponsoring orphans in need... After going to Kenya with you and our team in 2007 it changed my life and opened my eyes to what we have here in America! Just putting my key in the lock on our front door made me think we have so much, and then to step inside on carpet was an eye opener. Like Glen David said above, we really do think what we have is normal, boy are we wrong! Visiting a 3rd world country changed my life forever and that is a good thing, because I know we have so much work to do to help those in need. Imagine what could happen if everyone sponsored an orphan, or just donated pocket change each month... Thank you so much for being such a wonderful example on giving it back Milt, we are glad to be partnered with you in this vision and will continue to do all we can to help. Dear Milt,

I just love your heart! Remembering the first time you gave a sermon at Northwest Church on Matthew 25:40 regarding helping the least, and sponsoring orphans in need… After going to Kenya with you and our team in 2007 it changed my life and opened my eyes to what we have here in America! Just putting my key in the lock on our front door made me think we have so much, and then to step inside on carpet was an eye opener. Like Glen David said above, we really do think what we have is normal, boy are we wrong!

Visiting a 3rd world country changed my life forever and that is a good thing, because I know we have so much work to do to help those in need. Imagine what could happen if everyone sponsored an orphan, or just donated pocket change each month…

Thank you so much for being such a wonderful example on giving it back Milt, we are glad to be partnered with you in this vision and will continue to do all we can to help.

]]> By: Glen David http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=93#comment-56 Glen David Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:12:28 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=93#comment-56 Milt, I like your term "cosmic lottery". Not only do we, at least in the U.S., live in the top percentile in terms of having our needs met, we also receive many things we simply want. And in terms of time, we live in a time when the some truly advanced creature comforts are actually considered "normal". Electricity? Didn't exist a relatively short wile ago. We have so much to be thankful for in this nation, and you are spot on when you remind us that the gifts that we've been given by God (which is exactly where they come from) are incredible and should be viewed that way. Because we are so blessed, it is a joyful thing to give to those less fortunate. Let's be thankful that we have the opportunity to give, and honor the Lord with whatever wealth He has given to us. Thanks for the reminder! I am thankful for you and CRF! Milt, I like your term “cosmic lottery”. Not only do we, at least in the U.S., live in the top percentile in terms of having our needs met, we also receive many things we simply want. And in terms of time, we live in a time when the some truly advanced creature comforts are actually considered “normal”. Electricity? Didn’t exist a relatively short wile ago. We have so much to be thankful for in this nation, and you are spot on when you remind us that the gifts that we’ve been given by God (which is exactly where they come from) are incredible and should be viewed that way. Because we are so blessed, it is a joyful thing to give to those less fortunate. Let’s be thankful that we have the opportunity to give, and honor the Lord with whatever wealth He has given to us. Thanks for the reminder! I am thankful for you and CRF!

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