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One couple on the island of Romblon in the Philippines lives on property which they believe God has generously entrusted to them to develop for God's service. Ike and Gerbie [jur-bee] are retirees who devoted their time developing these three hectares of land to become useful for the Lord’s work. While making use of their time, they dedicated their attention, money, and effort to improve this property to become a camping site for the Adventist Youth.

“Even before we acquired this property, we already had a plan to share it with the work of the Lord, that is, to provide the campsite for our young people. The Lord is wise enough to give us this property, and so we used it right after we bought it. Young people come around and have their camping and they enjoy their activities here.”

“So when we acquired this property, I said, We will give this to the Lord; we will develop this place and give it to the Lord. Anyway, our children can survive and many will be blessed here.”

Generosity is not learned in an instant, but it is acquired through experiences and opportunities to give and to be a channel of blessings to others.

“One time it was a Friday, and it was supposed to be a payday, but we were not able to receive our salary. We went ahead and prepared our tithe to be given on the Sabbath. We had nothing and we prayed to God for means where we could get our supplies until the salary arrived. We went to the church and a youth approached me and told me that he had prepared a sack of kamote [ka-mo-tee] for us. On the following day, Sunday morning, early Sunday morning, a woman also told us that she had brought us two bunches of bananas. We gladly received it. We know that the Lord is very good because He knows that we are returning His property, His money.”

“If you are faithful in returning what is the Lord’s, the Lord will surely bless us.”

Ike and Gerbie were inspired to share what God has blessed them with and to leave a legacy of generosity to those who will follow behind.

“Since we are really the stewards of the Lord, we are not the owner of everything. Everything is the Lord’s. So my message to all brethren is that we should remember that we are transient in this world, we are passing. You want to help hasten the coming of the Lord. So by returning what we have, it might help, it might help hasten the Lord’s work. The time will come when we cannot use it anymore. What shall we do if we cannot use it? While there is time yet and it can be used, give it to the Lord, so that it will help hasten His return.”

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