Thursday, February 18, 2010

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them



Meet my pet rocks.  The son of a fellow teacher spent hours making them.  Hours and hours.  When he had a nice supply, he went around the school selling them for "whatever price you would like to pay."

Was he hoping to buy candy?  A new bike?  An Xbox game?

Nope.  He was earning money to send to Haiti.  The rocks were sold within a day.  And his mom sent a check for $98 to the relief fund.

Mathew 18:3   Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4 comments:

Rachel said...

That is so awesome! Made my really crappy day happy! So thanks for sharing your pet rocks with me!

Krystin said...

what a sweet little boy and such a fun idea.

Heidi said...

What a great example -- 1. that he made the rocks with the intent of helping others and 2. that people were so generous in their purchasing. Thanks for sharing!

Mary RC said...

wow what a generous kid, that is super amazing.

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