“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
-Nelson Henderson
How does his garden grow?
A life-long United Methodist from Eastern
Washington woke up one day to a painful sense that “his days may be numbered.” After the death of his beloved wife and near-second
heart attack (which resulted in bypass surgery) he began to reflect deeply on
the people and things that mattered most to him. One of the things that gave his life great
joy was caring for his church’s gardens and grounds.
The Seeds Grow!
As grace would have it, after more than ten
years since he first planted the endowment, this faithful friend is still
tending the church’s land! Now, both the
grounds and the endowment are flourishing – the latter holds over $120,000 and
it continues to grow! This friend has
magnified his joy knowing that he’s helping his church to thrive and his little
“Eden” to remain a glimpse of God’s kingdom in perpetuity.
What sort of a legacy would you like to grow?
What are those ministries, people, and places
that matter most to you? What will they
need to thrive when you’re no longer around to help care for them? While only you can answer the first question,
people from our church’s endowment committee and from the United Methodist
Foundation of the Northwest can help you to answer the second. You don’t have to be rich to grow a caring
legacy; these creative, thoughtful people can help you to use whatever God has
entrusted to you to be a life-giving blessing for years and years to come.
and to those who matter most to you!
---Tom Wilson, UM Foundation NW Texas Ann Conf
God Is Still In Control!
Miss Lladale Carey
Web Content Producer
www.umcgiving.org
lcarey@umcom.org