In Uganda, people ask their friends to contribute to the expenses for their weddings, much like we ask for people to contribute funds for a mission trip. Rehema had been asked to contribute by a woman back home. Right now she is living off of a stipened from the Ford Fellowship Foundation, the organization who granted her scholarship. She doesn't have much money, and much of what she has, she sends home.
Still, Rehema considered what she could contribute and decided she could give $50 for the woman's hair-do. Right away, she began to pray for God to provide that for her. Two days later, she was sitting in class and a boy who is a classmate, but who she does not know, came up and put a $20 bill in her hand. The next day when she was on the bus, a girl sat beside her, they said hello to each other and at the end of the ride, the girl put $5 in her hand. Rehema asked if this was for her and the girl said "God told me to give it to you."
This is such a simple illustration of how if we rely on God, and not ourselves, to provide for our needs, He can and will through people and circumstances in our lives. Rehema's faith is child-like, just like we are called to be in our faith. She doesn't question whether God will provide, just how He will provide.
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