Column by Pamela Heckinger "I've heard those stories about people getting a white envelope full of money before, but that doesn't happen to me."

Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous Columns | Send mail to The Voice Student learns to proclaim God's goodness to others The Hebrew language has no word for "thank you." Instead, when someone wants to say "thank you," he tells everyone about the person deserving of thanks. In Psalm 145, David says, "I will proclaim your great deeds." I'm sure many students have testimonies of the amazing ways God has provided for them. Why not share them? Last summer I sat in the Portland rose garden with a close friend, discussing how we were going to pay for school. "Pamela," she said, "if God wants you at Multnomah, He will provide for you." "But you have to be realistic!" I argued. "I've heard those stories about people getting a white envelope full of money before, but that doesn't happen to me." "I didn't think so either," she said. Then she explained that two days before school had started the previous year, God had provided just enough money for her to attend. I wasn't convinced and continued worrying about my finances. Finally in early July, I prayed, "OK, Lord, if you don't want me to go to Multnomah, and the money doesn't come through, I won't go." That same day, I opened the mail to find my "white envelope": a $1,600 scholarship from a church I didn't attend. My friend's encouragement motivated me to trust the Lord to provide. Now I'm saying thank you by sharing about His provision for me. Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous Columns | Top Of Page Send mail to The Voice| Journalism department website © 2002 The Voice. No part of this publication may be reproduced in written or electronic form without prior written consent from the journalism adviser of Multnomah Bible College. All rights reserved.