Racine Sun

Woodland Community Seventh-day Adventist Church issued the following announcement on July 21.

I would always get excited to help my mom to count the money from the sales of the day from her little business. I was about 7 years old and the first thing my mom taught me when counting the money was to make a list of the monetary values of all the items invested on that day, then the remaining funds were the earnings.

The first thing to separate from the earnings was a 20 percent portion (10 percent tithe, and 10 percent local offerings). That was our daily routine. Now my mom is 74 and I am 47 we both still try to follow the same principal. Ten percent of my earnings is my tithe that I give back to the Lord and the 10 percent to my local church offerings.

My husband works as a physical therapist with patients that have cerebral palsy. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, the company that he works for told him that he would need to use his sick leave, extended sick leave, and vacations hours to get paid, as they couldn’t continue visiting the patients due to the shelter in place order. We reviewed his hours and he had enough hours to get paid through April 15.

I was tempted to keep the 10 percent from our local church offerings; however, after praying, I decided to continue returning God’s tithe and giving back to my local church. That same week of this decision, my husband received a call from his workplace that the company was going to pay them through April 30 without using their sick leave, extended sick leave, or vacation hours.

A week later, my husband received an email that he could start working remotely so the patients can at least exercise with the help of a family member.

More than a month later, and we both have been blessed. We have a roof, water, food, and the best of all, I feel that my church also will be able to pay the utilities to be ready to open whenever the shelter in place is lifted.

“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7, NKJV). God is faithful and always will be. Why should I not be faithful to Him?

Original source here.