VALUE ADDED

The value of a person or thing is not intrinsic or built in. Its value arises from how others feel about it. The evaluation, esteem, appreciation by others and their desire to be connected to it determine its worth.

The value of my ragged soul—and every other soul that has ever known or will know life—was determined at Calvary. Maximum-value-Jesus invested His total self into our lives. He added divine value to each of us.

Here in Africa our days are filled with encounters with hurting, dying, hungry, crying children who have little or no hope for things to ever get better. Many youth have told us they are growing up “half-people.” “I am worth nothing,” they have said.

Amazing and wonderful to see the change when the Children’s Cup Team invests value into their little lives.

Every smile,
Every loving pat,
Every kind word,
Every word about Jesus,
Every school lesson,
Every morsel of food,
Every item of clothing,
Every medical treatment,
Every dollar sent to help them adds value to their lives and changes how they think about themselves.

How often we think, “It truly is ‘More blessed to give than to receive.’”

And, in perfect symmetry, the children’s smiles and hugs give us a wonderful sense of value added to our own lives.

Only God could have designed such a beautiful plan.