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The Twenty Buck Challenge

Well I went and done it! That's bad grammar I know. But I done it anyway. We've been having a Bible study with Esmano and Genesie and their two kids Jennifer and Jadson, for about seven weeks now. This week Jennifer threw out a challenge. "Let's memorize a verse!"

I thought that was a great idea. I told them that if they did memorize the verse that I would give them each an American coin. Esmano, their dad usually sits in on the study but he hasn't really been a part of it. When I mentioned the coin idea his eyes lit up a little.

I then reached into my wallet and said, "If YOU memorize that verse I'll give you $20 bucks! His eyes really lit up then!

Was it a good idea? I doubt it. No one has ever offered me money for memorizing verses. However, this will be the first verse that this man has ever memorized. If he does it.

It is not a conventional way of doing memory work and it could cost me a bill for nothing. But if God uses this simple challenge to help him escape the darkness it will be the best twenty I've ever spent! I'm praying that it is!

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  1. Barret A. ToombsThu Nov 04, 10:38:00 AM

    hopefully, he won't get to choose which verse. otherwise, it might be a real letdown when he chooses john 11:35. :-)

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  2. Dave VawterSun Nov 07, 05:54:00 PM

    You could just print your own monopoly money and set up a store with prizes, then you aren't actually paying them to learn verses. or maybe you still are? Hey, its an AWANA thing so I don't question it! You know, one of those things I think about when I am trying to figure out what would Mike Jewell do!

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  3. jewellpageMon Nov 08, 10:44:00 PM

    You are very funny man Dave! That why Mike like you!

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