{"id":112247,"date":"2025-03-20T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=112247"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:51:21","slug":"inspired-to-give-from-the-heart-a-living-in-service-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/112247-inspired-to-give-from-the-heart-a-living-in-service-story","title":{"rendered":"Inspired to Give from the Heart &#8212; A <i>Living In Service<\/i> Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/LivingInServicebanner590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/LivingInServicebanner590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/LivingInServicebanner590.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/LivingInServicebanner590-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A minister felt a strong calling to do a fundraiser this past Christmas and reached out to her local rep on the Canadian board to help raise funds for people in need on Vancouver Island. That simple heartfelt desire to give manifested in a beautiful way. The board stepped forward with a donation.<\/p>\n<p>With the board\u2019s initial contribution, and money raised by other ministers, they raised close to $900.\u00a0They chose to bless a single mother of five and a senior citizen with multiple health problems. The ministers presented these people with beautifully wrapped boxes filled with gift cards and cash. They delivered the donations and recorded the joy of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>The minister described it as a beautiful service experience for herself and the other rep who supported her. \u201cThere was so much love and Light present from beginning to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have a story of service to share, we would love to hear from you.\u00a0 Please email your story to <a href=\"mailto:stories@heartfelt.org\">stories@heartfelt.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A minister felt a strong calling to do a fundraiser this past Christmas and reached out to her local rep on the Canadian board to help raise funds for people in need on Vancouver Island. That simple heartfelt desire to give manifested in a beautiful way. The board stepped forward with a donation. 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