It was 1984. I was living with my ex-husband and three children in a cabin at Camp Elkanah. We cut and carried wood for heating and cooking. We pumped and carried water for drinking, and bathing. We received $400 a month to be the caretakers of this Christian camp, and gas for our car was provided as well. It was a time of depending on God to meet our daily needs, and He always did! But there is one time specifically that still amazes me!
I went to the laundromat in La Grande regularly because of no running water at Elkanah in the winter. I had thrown the kids three handmade quilts into the dryer, and went next door to visit with a friend while they dried. When I returned all three quilts were gone. They had been stolen. My heart broke because we had no money to replace those quilts, and it was a cold winter.
I kept this loss to myself, and prayed that God help me recognize that whoever took the bedding might need it more then us. A few days after the theft (literally) a church brought us a "love gift" of food, and money, AND THREE HANDMADE QUILTS even nicer then the ones the kids had before! I'm grateful tonight for the difficult financial times in my life, because it has been during those times that God has revealed Himself to be completely worthy of my trust and faith!
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