Friday, May 12, 2023

 

Via Pastor Jeff Shreve's daily devotion:

Martha Berry (1866 to 1942) was a great Christian who founded the Berry School for needy children in Mount Berry, GA. She once asked car mogul Henry Ford for one million dollars to assist her school. He coolly gave her a dime instead. She took that dime and began to use it. She bought some peanuts with that dime and had her schoolboys plant a small crop. She sold the crop and, with the proceeds, bought more peanuts to plant a larger field. Over time, she accumulated enough money from those peanuts to buy a piano for the school. Martha Berry wrote a letter of gratitude to Henry Ford, telling him what they were able to accomplish with his dime. Ford was so impressed with Martha’s faithfulness, resourcefulness and work ethic that he invited her to come to Detroit. When she arrived, he presented her with a check for $1,000,000. Why? She was faithful with a few things… and he could trust her with many things. T.L. Hart's book is a perfect compliment to the above story as it shows that your business matters to God and how to get the best out of it for His glory. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2TVHTCF?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

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