Gleaner — March/April 2020

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IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS // CONFERENCE

ast school year one class had the pleasure of meeting a neighbor of Central Valley

HOW 50 CENTS BECAME

Christian School in Tangent. Students knocked on Bob’s door to invite him to their Fall Festival and wish him a happy fall. They gave him a mini pumpkin and a postcard about their school. Little did they know that a 50-cent pumpkin would turn into a $890 service project.

$890

That fall day in 2018, Bob told the two students he would be unable to attend their Fall Festival but wanted to know if they would like $20 toward the cause. A thank you note was sent to Bob, and he sent a thank you card and $100 back to the students. The students spent it buying Christmas presents for some kids they met

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during a Pathfinder outreach. Then $100 came for the parents of that family. A 50cent pumpkin had produced $220 of blessings. Fast forward to the spring of 2019, and the students were back in the neighborhood spreading May Day cheer with flowers. Bob gave the students at his door $100. The students


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