Anyone could do that!

Ron began to cry, basically in fear of getting
in trouble with the church and the elders. At
that moment, the chairman of the elders stood
up and slowly walked up to the platform, put
his arm around Ron, and said, “Ron, I am the
new chairman of the elders and you are not in
trouble.” Then, looking to the audience, he said,
“Ushers, get the plates!” The ushers began to
pass the offering plates randomly throughout the
church, collecting a cash offering of $55,400!
The money was used for a one-year
outreach, right in the heart of the area of Manila
given over to prostitution, with many people
being trained in working with the girls involved.
Nearly 900 of these ladies of the night indicated
coming to faith in Christ, and many of them left
this wicked profession.
In another meeting with Ron, the pastor
said he felt he should take an offering to raise
$10,000 to print Ron’s book in Italian for use
in Italy. This was not a planned offering and
was a real testimony and encouragement to all
when the pastor shared the need. He then said,
“Ushers, get the plates.”
126