Showing Kindness By Paul Chappell Thursday, Oct 30, 2014 “And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.” 2 Samuel 9:3–5 When Raymond Dunn was born in 1975, doctors thought he would only live a few days. Born with severe physical defects, Dunn could not speak or see. He did not grow normally, and as a teenager he weighed less than forty pounds. But his family’s determined love and care kept him alive. One of the biggest obstacles was finding something Dunn could eat. He was allergic to almost all foods, except for a special Gerber baby food known as MBF. The problem was that with little demand for the product, Gerber discontinued it in 1985. The family bought up all they could from around the country, but eventually the supply began to dwindle. After a desperate appeal, Gerber employees volunteered their time and the company donated the materials and allowed the machines to be set up for a special run. Every two years for the rest of Raymond’s life, the company would fire up the production line to turn out a new supply of MBF for the “Gerber Boy” as he came to be called. “It seemed like the right thing to do,” said Dr. Sandra Bartholmey, a Gerber nutritionist. Raymond Dunn lived to be almost twenty years old because of kindness shown to him and his family. If you look around today, you will easily find people who are desperate for a kind and encouraging word—give it to them. Today’s Renewal Principle: When we treat people with kindness, we often open doors for them to receive a witness of the gospel.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:30:24 +0000
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