The Jubilee By: Amy and Andy

My husband wasn't in church with me the day these envelopes were handed out but together we made the decisions on who to give to.When I heard it was going to be a challenge I thought "whatever! how hard could it be?!" Well it was definately a challenge for us! To give with an open heart and without being judgemental about WHY our choices may need the money and putting it in God's hands, out of our controlwas tough! First off we gave some of the money to our neighbors. they have 3 children all with varying degrees of hearing loss, from mild to eventually deaf. This husband and wife work from sunup to sundown,also while she goes to school for ASL and the whole family tries to learn it. The remainder of the money we gave to various people with financial needs because of the economy, just gift certificates for groceries or gas. We did this all anonomously but still heard in a roundabout way some of the people's reactions and gratefullness and we were very proud and gracious to be a part of the Jubilee!Amy and Andy