An amazing example

I heard this experience a few days ago, and thought it was too good not to share.  There is an elderly brother in Costa Rica that has always lived modestly as a gardener and caretaker.  The time came for him to retire and start receiving his government pension.  So he went through the process of submitting applications and paperwork to the proper authorities and all the usual rigmorole.  He says that he finally got tired of going again and again to the government agency and asking if his pension had been approved.  And so he went on with his life and kept working for years at his gardening without hearing a word.  One day he received a letter in the mail from the bank advising him that there were 5,000,000 colones (approximately $10,000 US) accumulated in an account in his name!  He couldn't believe it!  So he went down to the bank, and sure enough, the government had been depositing his pension for years and forgot to let him know!  So now, what would this poor, elderly brother do with his unexpected windfall?  He tells the tale:  "My house is paid for, and I'm going to continue to receive my pension every month. What am I going to do with all that money?"  So he went and bought himself a new bicycle so that he could better go out in service and to the meetings to serve Jehovah.  He bought himself a new suit, and the rest, he says: "I gave to Jehovah."  !!!!!  The brother that told me the experience is someone that lives a more comfortable lifestyle and has very little time for Jehovah because of his many business ventures.  He had tears in his eyes and said, "I feel like I'm not doing anything for Jehovah."

What an amazing example of faith and a simple eye!  How many of us would do the same???


And for a little laugh, the other day out in service I noticed the following poster on the wall of a woman that claims that she and her husband are pastors called by God to start a new church in their back yard.  They had taken the cover art of the Bible Teach book and used it as a backdrop for their own poster with two Bible texts about the holy spirit!  In the States, that'd be a lawsuit. But here in CR, nobody bats an eye! :)