A week before I left India, I spent a few hours with the kids to help them make thank-you cards for their sponsors & donors. While we were making cards, I casually commented that it was Vimal's (the director of the ministry) birthday that day. After the girls had finished with their cards, they immediately sprang into action. They went into their room and started drawing cards for Vimal. When Vimal arrived at the children's home, I beckoned the girls to him. They shyly shuffled forward one by one and handed him their cards. The last girl, eight-year-old Supriya, presented a 10 rupee note (equivalent to 20 cents) into his hands, saying that she didn't have a birthday gift for him, so instead she was giving him birthday money.
I talked to Supriya later and found out that her mom had given her and her sister a total of $2 for snacks. They tithed and bought snacks in bulk. Their spending money had slowly dwindled over a month. The 10 rupees she gave to Vimal was all that she had left. She had given to him everything she had! Supriya inspires me to love others more and to give with abandonment. All that I have came from God, so whatever I give, I'm just giving it back to Him.
I talked to Supriya later and found out that her mom had given her and her sister a total of $2 for snacks. They tithed and bought snacks in bulk. Their spending money had slowly dwindled over a month. The 10 rupees she gave to Vimal was all that she had left. She had given to him everything she had! Supriya inspires me to love others more and to give with abandonment. All that I have came from God, so whatever I give, I'm just giving it back to Him.
Sweet Supriya
