$1, 600, 137.23. This is how much Mikaela helped raise for different causes this weekend.
OK, so the 1.6 million was from an event that she went and served at for Medical Teams International...but she got her first taste of being a champion of causes and she loved it!!
I think we've always know that Mikaela was always good with money in a Kingdom sort-of-way. The minute she would get money, it would be given away to the person, event, cause that God had placed on her heart. Many a homeless person has been the beneficiary of her generosity (in money and food), victims of hurricane Katrina have received from her, the church, African and Chinese children, and even her brother have been gifted with "her" money (which she doesn't really see as hers!).
On Friday at a school carnival, Mikaela almost singlehandedly raised $137.23 in an hour and a half for new trees to be planted at the school. I watched her from a distance as she promoted the cause, talked to people, and persuaded them to give. She wasn't a "salesman" nor a manipulator, but it came out of a genuineness in her heart and people responded! It was really amazing to watch! (And of course, she was excited because none of it was for her...it was all for something else!)
At the Medical Teams International fundraiser, she got to see it on a much grander scale and to only be a small part, but it fed her desire to do good around the world and to keep finding ways to give away money. (Of course, it also confirmed to her that she "really wants to travel around the world now and serve others" in the name of Jesus.)
So, all I can say is a repeat of what Elizabeth said about her son, John..."What will become of this child? Clearly, God has His hand in this." (Luke 1)
2 comments:
What a beautiful heart she has! It is God-given, as you say, but it is also because her parents are modeling it for her.
Thanks, Lindi. I feel like she's always had a special heart toward the things of God. What a daunting (and exciting) task to raise God's children!!!
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