"2009 WELL DONE Awardee "
June 8, 2009
Tony Griffin, Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill, NC
I remember feeling several emotions as Chuck called for volunteers from the congregation. I was excited, nervous and eager. When he presented each of us with God's $100.00, my mind raced with opportunities. I knew I could figure out how to use the parable of the talents and multiply the money for God. I prayed that night that I would find a way to be faithful to Chuck's instructions. Those first
few days were about what "I could do." My focus changed after those first few days. What could God do with His money if I listened to Him and became His instrument? It wasn't about me; it was about Him. I felt I needed prayer help so I emailed 40 of my friends who are not members of Philadelphia.
In the email I requested three things:
1) Pray that God would direct my use of the money and that I would listen and act faithfully;
2) Pray that God would work through them to show me ways to use the money; and
3) Prayerfully consider helping me to multiply the talents for God's use.
I told them that I would match anything I received for the Kingdom Assignment. I immediately received a phone call from one of my friends that said he would do all three. Over the next few weeks I was overwhelmed with the response of friends who said they would pray for me and support the Kingdom Assignment.
To date God has turned the original $100.00 into $ 24,529.00 that has been invested in six different Christian ventures and ministries.
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