The government does a lot of things right, but no person—or group—can out-do God’s church for helping folks.

    I came across a story about eight children who's mother was diagnosed with cancer (the father had died earlier). After her death, one of the boys said, “We were surrounded by darkness and midnight; we literally had no one to help us. We felt so alone” They had no food, they had nothing.

    About that time, they heard a knock on the door, and it was some church folks, some elders who came to offer help. A Christian dentist fixed their teeth, a Christian grocer took them some food, and a Christian lawyer helped them with legal problems. And the whole church loved them. They taught those kids the true meaning of Christianity.

    Big government is really not set up for that kind of caring for children, but thank God His family is!

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