Divine intervention in $50's...WOW!

As we started our time here at YWAM, we knew that we would have most meals provided, but were also realistic and we would have some times we wanted to eat other things or would be hungry when there were no meals. Since we felt a certain amount of responsibility to at least try to just make due with what was provided, we thought it would be a good idea, in YWAM fashion, to have myself, Anya and Charli all pray for a number, and that would be our budget for the week for food. We all felt like we heard $50, so that is what we decided (it is so cool that we all heard the same number, without knowing the other persons number first, this prayer thing works).

I was surprised the first week, after buying what seemed like just the basics, we were left with $6. Set on being obedient to what we heard, we had to regretfully turn down offers to go out to eat on the weekend, and fight off all of the urge to make all kinds of exceptions and just go. SO that evening, I decided to turn this over to God also, praying simply "God, we will be obedient to your words, so if you want us to go out to eat, you will have to give us the money".

About 12 hours later, we are sitting in New Life Church on Easter morning. A single lady kindly asks if she can sit next to us and I struck up a conversation with her about her Bible cover that talked about the bible being illegal in many countries. She asked about us and I told her about being at YWAM. She filled me in that she was retired Military and was here to become a minister to the elderly in her retirement. At the end of the service, I gave her a hug and commented that I believe that she will be blessed greatly by her choice of how to spend her retirement. I really thought God may have put her there for me to encourage. Then, as she said goodbye, she grabbed my hand, and said, "God told me to give this to you". She walked off, and left me with a hand full of money totaling $50. I guess we are supposed to go out to eat a couple of times. Go God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!