A teacher gave Kermyt and his classmates an interesting assignment. The teacher asked them to find someone in need and then help that person with something meaningful. The result was a miracle!
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On the island of Puerto Rico, a teacher gave Kermyt [pronounced: Kermit, as in “Kermit the Frog”] and the rest of his class an interesting homework assignment. The teacher asked the students to find someone in need and then help that person with something meaningful.
Kermyt smiled and thought this was an easy task. He already enjoyed helping people, so all he needed then was to find someone to help. Some of the classmates got together after school and decided that if they teamed up, they could help even more people. Perhaps, they could feed all of the homeless people in their town. So, one student volunteered to bring rice and beans. Another student offered to bring a side dish, and others said they would bring salad and juice.
When the feeding day came, all the arrangements were ready. The students met in the town square, where many homeless people often sat all day and slept on the benches. The students set up a nice table and placed bowls of rice, beans, and the other dishes on the table. One of the students brought 150 paper plates to serve the food.
But quickly, Kermyt and his friends noticed that they had way more plates than food. All the food they brought might only fill 50 paper plates. After all this effort, this wasn’t going to be enough. As they searched for a solution, someone suggested that they pray for God to bless the meal and help them to feed everyone who was hungry.
So they prayed and asked God to bless the food and the people who were going to eat it. When they said amen, the homeless people started lining up. While several friends spooned large portions of food onto paper plates, Kermyt walked around the town square, looking for people to invite to the meal.
Soon, Kermyt had invited everyone he could find. He came back to see if there was any food left. Surprisingly, the food was all gone, and so were all the paper plates! Not a single item was left. Even though they only had enough food for 50 people, they had given out 150 generous plates!
Kermyt and his friends saw a miracle that day. God had blessed and multiplied the food. The students were very happy, and they spoke excitedly about what had happened. They remembered the miracle of the five loaves and two fish, when Jesus prayed over the boy’s small lunch and then used it to feed the 5,000. Some students believed that Jesus performed the same miracle for them that day, and they never forgot this incredible gift from heaven!
Today, Kermyt, who is now the pastor of four churches, gratefully remembers his homework assignment to help others.
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This shaped his life and motivated him to continue helping those in need. The members Kermyt pastors feed rice and beans to 150 people every Sabbath. And his other church feeds a similar number on Thursdays. As these churches feed the hungry, the town’s homeless people find more than food--they also encounter Jesus, the Bread of life.
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Can you think of someone you could help? Share your ideas with your parents or Sabbath School teacher. God has a special plan for you!
