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Touch Points - Blessings Times Two
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Pocket Full of Quarters Trek 2009 – Give ‘em Heaven
Touch Points - Blessings Times 2
Weschester, Pa
By Cheryle M. Touchton
The Pocket Full of Quarters Lady
Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.Luke 11:28 NIV
Have you ever received blessings times 2? I have. I’d been in Philadelphia for several days and I wanted to leave the area.
“Where should I go?” I asked.
“Have you prayed about it?” Bob asked.
“Oh yeah,” I said. So I prayed. God said to leave the hotel and drive the 25 miles to the Philadelphia area KOA so I did. I must confess to being impatient to move on but I do try to be obedient.
Imagine my surprise when the person checking me in to the KOA recognized me. She said, “You’re Cheryle. You helped me at a campground in Georgia.”
I looked at her and remembered the encounter. Her son had passed away and it had been the anniversary of his death. Her heart was broken. I’ve also lost a son and how well I remembered that deep grief that accompanies early anniversaries. We spent hours together. My main message was to communicate to her that she could survive what was probably the worst thing that could ever happen to her.
Now, here we were together again in a campground several states away. Joyce looked happy and whole again. Joyce and I spent time together and this time, I got her contact information. She made a brief video for me, sharing how Pocket Full of Change Ministries had helped her, which you can see if you are signed up for our videos.
I was blessed once just to be able to minister to Joyce the first time. I was twice blessed for God to arrange it so I could learn that the ministry truly helped. Every once in a while, God gives me an affirmation to let me know that sometimes, we can indeed make a difference. I’m so grateful I heard and obeyed God’s voice. I would have missed God’s “pat on the back” if I’d driven past where He told me to go.
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Cheryle M. Touchton is the Director of Pocket Full of Change Ministries. For more information or to schedule a speaker for an event, go to www.pocketfullofchange.org or call Gail Golden at 904 316-5462.
This ministry exists because people like you are called to help fund the work of the kingdom. To help keep the Pocket Full of Quarters Lady on the road as a traveling missionary, send your tax deductible contribution to Pocket Full of Change Ministries, POB 51205, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32240 or go to the donate button on the home page of this website.
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