“Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35b (NIV)
Christmas had always been a time for me to “get” things. Right from my first memories of toy trucks under the tree, it’s been that way. I remember the Christmas when I decided to do it different . . .
In Canada we have Kijiji (it’s like Craigslist), where I posted an ad: “Free Boosting. Anytime, anywhere around Calgary. Just call me! Merry Christmas!” I added a picture of some booster cables, gassed up the old Jeep 4x4, and started to fi eld the calls that came in.
It was really cold and snowy when I started, about the 10th of December. Some days there would be only one call, but some days there’d be four or five. Some calls came at about 9:00 o’clock at night, and I’d go out in the dark to get them started. Some chipped in for gas and some didn’t. Someone even saved my number and called me six months later for a boost!
I kept going until December 23rd when I pulled the ad off and allowed AAA to regain their market share!
It really made a difference in my “Yuletide attitude”! I got way more excited about what I was doing for others than what was in it for me. And when the total stranger I was helping asked how come I was doing this, I’d get the chance to tell them that Jesus had given me so much in life, I was just trying to give a little back!
– Kene Jackson
Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
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