I really hope the title hooked you in to reading this…it is actually two stories of how people can work together. Yup, I’m serious…let’s get to it.

Tractor first…My neighbor across the road has a decent little piece of property but he lives in a big city about 4 hours away. He is steadily improving his property and he is a really nice guy with a great family. He also owns a 60hp Kabota tractor with front-loader and a 6-way box blade. About 1-1/2 years ago he stopped coming up every weekend due to job and family responsibilities. And he was concerned about leaving the tractor on his property out in the open and unsecured. I offered to store the tractor at my place where it would be much safer.

He accepted my offer and told me to use it as needed, whether for myself, the neighbor, or to maintain that roads. I’ve been doing so generously with neighbors and on the roads. Last month the hydraulics started having a problem, the estimate was well north of a $1,000. We bought the parts at discount, I did the work, and got the tractor back up and running. But it cost hundreds of dollars to fix.

Last summer I helped out one neighbor quit a bit with the tractor. When I was done she handed me a nice sized check, I thanked her and put the cash aside. Guess what paid for the tractor repairs plus a full tank of fuel? Yup, you guessed it.

Now the toilette…Last week my toilette finally got to the point where it wasn’t doing anywhere near a full flush and nothing I tried fixed it. Off to Lowes for a new toilette since that was the last thing on my trouble shooting list. Got it home, installed it, everything works fine! Yea…my wife is very happy. But, it cost $197…and, while not horribly expensive, that was a hit to the budget we weren’t expecting.

For the last 6 months or so I’ve been helping a family who owns a home here in a nearby town, about 20 minutes away. They live out of town and use this local home as an Airbnb. I did a number of small things for them, helping them out. They asked me a number of times if they could pay me but I declined, I just want to help folks out.

Well, guess what shows up in my PayPal account the day after I installed the toilette? Yup, $200 from those nice and very generous folks.

Why do I share this? Well, pretty simple…if we work together things get done in the right time and in the right way. We help each other, we take care of each other, and everyone can win…if we do the right things for the right reasons.

Please be a good disciple…be His hands…stretch your compassion…let’s work together to defeat the evil in the world today.

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