During the 2014 annual meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, The Alabama Baptist handed out dollar bills at its display booth at Lakeside Baptist Church, Birmingham, on Nov. 11–12. Messengers were challenged to “Be a Blessing” — to take a dollar and touch a life. Below are personal stories of how the dollars were used to bless someone’s life. Share your story with us. Email pr@thealabamabaptist.org.
I had the privilege of planting the dollar as a seed provided by you all to two orphaned children who have been graciously taken into our family temporarily and hopefully permanently. We have shared the gospel with both of them and are proceeding to show by example Christ’s love for them. Thank you again for encouraging people to “Be a Blessing” to a lost and dying culture. We appreciate you.
Laurie Carlisle Barnett
I gave my Blessing Dollar to my granddaughter, Savanna Hughes. She and five other cheerleaders have been collecting donations for their trip to Orlando, Fla., for the cheerleader competition in January at the Capitol One Bowl.
Jim Richardson
After being sensitive to opportunities to do so, I was finally able to pass along my dollar on Thanksgiving Day. My family had our Thanksgiving meal at a local restaurant. Conversation with the waitress revealed she was going through a difficult time including almost losing her home. Before we left I told her I had been blessed with a dollar a couple weeks before and I wanted to bless her by giving it to her. The look on her face was reward enough for me. She acknowledged her faith in God to provide for her needs. It was a blessing to be a blessing to someone.
Dennis Trimble
My wife and I gave our dollars to buy food to place in backpacks that are sent home on the weekends with school children who otherwise would go hungry.
Marvin and Susan Minton
Thanks for the dollar and the opportunity to share it with a friend who is going through a lot of complicated financial issues involving her family. She put the dollar in her Bible.
Betty Hunt
I gave the dollar, given to me at The Alabama Baptist booth, to an elderly lady ringing her bell for the Salvation Army in front of Kmart. It was cool weather and I told her that this money (I added another dollar) was for her to get a cup of coffee in Kmart to warm her up on her break. This sweet lady smiled so big and thanked me for my kindness. I also put money in her collection bucket. Again she thanked me. What a blessing.
Arlinda Coleman
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