I wanted to do something in memory of my friend Dick Ryerson except there were no charities specified in his obituary. I had asked his brother what mission organization he did his work projects for, and the brother didn’t know. 

So, in keeping with Friday’s blog on wisdom, I prayed.

Lord, please tell me to whom and how much to give.

A number came into my mind, and I thought at first I would send it to Dick’s church with instructions to use it to help someone go on a mission trip.

Then I remembered that Dick and I had discussed his mission trips way back in 2016 with respect to a friend of mine who was looking for short-term mission opportunities. So I found that email conversation (stored in Evernote) and the name of the organization. 

After a brief email exchange with the executive director, I made the contribution, specifying that it be used to help someone who couldn’t afford it take a trip. An hour later the executive director called with this story:

I wanted you to know that we have a trip coming up, and the fellow who was supposed to lead got COVID. So I called someone who said he could go, but he couldn’t afford to pay for it. Just then, your donation came in to cover that replacement’s trip. Thank you. – Ronald Spears, Executive Director, www.cwe-missions.org

I love it when a plan comes together!

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. (James 1.5, NIV)