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The Tank Overflowed

Tais
Give me just one job.... 

It was my job to fill the baptistery at Calvary. We used that church because we don't have our own yet. I was told that it, "takes ALL day long to fill up." I turned on the water at 11:00 AM and let it run. Later that evening I returned to turn it off. As I entered the darkened building something didn't look right. It almost looked as if the tank was empty. But I heard water running. I stuck my arm into the "empty" tank only to find it to the BRIM and overflowing onto the platform!

Praise the Lord for wet-vacs. The carpet was still damp on Saturday but that didn't stop the girls from being baptized. The Word was preached and both sets of parents heard the Gospel. 

We saw the Lord work in a special way earlier in the week too. Wednesday was Children's Day. It is a BIG deal hear in Brazil and we had an activity for the little ones. There were several kids who made decisions to receive Christ. The Lord gave us perfect weather and we had about forty kids and ten helpers. 

Last week in Sunday school Tais (Tie-eees) came up to me and said, "Pastor, I want to start giving my tithe. What is the tithe on R$.75?" Her question gave me the opportunity of explaining that important principle to my whole class. 

This week she came again. "Pastor! It worked!! I gave my tithe last week and I got TEN BUCKS this week!" She was very excited and in for another explanation!


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  1. Russell Earl KellyMon Oct 18, 01:54:00 PM

    If you did not teach anything about tithing from the tithing statute of Numbers 18:21-29, you taught error.

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