20 Dollars US Currency

"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you"

(Jesus quoted in Matthew 6:3-4)

More on the church service yesterday - Cameron and I were the only "people of pallor" there amongst 100+ people. We were quite the item of interest for the preschool kids. One of the things that they do in their service when they are taking the offering is, they all go forward to the altar one by one during a song and place their money in the bucket, returning to their seat. Since I had forgotten my wallet it was left to Cameron to make a donation. He made a generous donation of $20 US dollars. At the end of the service the treasurer got up to make announcements, part of it being to give an up to date report about the financial situation including the giving for the day. There was a several minute report of which I could only understand a few words like "156,000 kwacha" which I assume was the giving for the day (about $30). Punctuated several times amongst the report was the phrase "20 dollars US currency". It seemed it was clear to all just how much this tall blond Canadian had placed in the bucket. I leaned over and whispered in Cameron's ear "I guess you won't be getting any reward in heaven for that one!"