There can be times when we are overwhelmed by a negative news cycle and find ourselves despairing about human nature, wondering where we will find hope. Wonderfully, this week I had two experiences of human goodness that encouraged me and made me feel hopeful:
A week ago I was involved in a small accident on the highway - I was bumped by a truck that didn't see me when it moved into my lane. The driver was apologetic and we exchanged details and I started the long paperwork process needed to get my car sorted out. My insurance company said they needed a copy of the statements that we made to the police, so I went back to SAPS to get one, only to be told that the file had been transferred to Durban somewhere. There was someone I could try and email, but I could tell that getting these documents was going to be tricky. I sent off my email and settled in to wait. To my surprise, by the end of the day I had received a phone call from the person I emailed. He said he lived in Westville and would drop off a copy of the report for me at the church. Not only that, but he paid the copying fee for me and wouldn't hear of me paying him back. Isn't that fantastic?
And then during this week we heard from the family of Dermot and Pat Beck who were faithful members of this church for nearly 50 years. The family has forwarded an incredibly generous bequest to the church in memory of Dermot and Pat and have requested that the funds be used for improvements to the church property. Again, this made my day - the wonderful generosity of this family will make all sorts of things possible for us that were previously out of reach.
Praise God for hopeful reminders of human goodness! I hope you are encouraged too :)
A week ago I was involved in a small accident on the highway - I was bumped by a truck that didn't see me when it moved into my lane. The driver was apologetic and we exchanged details and I started the long paperwork process needed to get my car sorted out. My insurance company said they needed a copy of the statements that we made to the police, so I went back to SAPS to get one, only to be told that the file had been transferred to Durban somewhere. There was someone I could try and email, but I could tell that getting these documents was going to be tricky. I sent off my email and settled in to wait. To my surprise, by the end of the day I had received a phone call from the person I emailed. He said he lived in Westville and would drop off a copy of the report for me at the church. Not only that, but he paid the copying fee for me and wouldn't hear of me paying him back. Isn't that fantastic?
And then during this week we heard from the family of Dermot and Pat Beck who were faithful members of this church for nearly 50 years. The family has forwarded an incredibly generous bequest to the church in memory of Dermot and Pat and have requested that the funds be used for improvements to the church property. Again, this made my day - the wonderful generosity of this family will make all sorts of things possible for us that were previously out of reach.
Praise God for hopeful reminders of human goodness! I hope you are encouraged too :)