It is hard for us to ask for money. We sort of missed the Oral Roberts’ gene of having the chutzpah to ask outright, but the work needed us to ask…so for the first time in 13 years and the third time in our 32-year history we sent a special letter.
And with the gifts came; lovely…heartwarming…notes of encouragement and surprisingly, validations of our asking for money.One woman wrote about the newsletter “Good for you for telling us you need money…you need to do that when you get low.”
We received an email from a dear friend who had been unemployed for many months of this year and when working she tithes to this work…she said that she didn’t think she could give any more but then looked at what she had bought for others for Christmas and sat down and wrote the CDCA a check.
I talked to Mama on Christmas Day. She is the one who receives your gifts in South Carolina and deposits them for us. “How has your day been, Mama?”
“Good.” Then lots of family news exchanged and thanks for presents, etc…you know…Christmas Day stuff.
Mama then says, “Do you know what my favorite Christmas present has been? Opening all
those envelopes and pulling out all those checks for y’all. It has been just wonderful…absolutely wonderful.”We agree. Thank you one and all.
And yet again Wow!
Next week we’ll write about our budget needs for 2011…stay tuned! -- Kathleen
