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"HAVE you noticed that the more we choose to give away, the more we seem to make at the garage sales?" asked Leah McIntyre, Church Council Secretary at St Marks Uniting Church in Mt Gravatt, after our most recent effort.
For many years, St Marks has held garage sales twice yearly.
The March 2012 sale supported the Moderator's Fund for flood victims in Roma and the surrounding region.
For our latest effort on 1 September, we felt challenged to increase the usual donation of 10 per cent of proceeds to 50 per cent, to fund the purchase of Street Swags for the homeless.
Along with the usual bric-abrac, electrical items, furniture, clothing, plants, toys and baked items, a physiotherapist gave massages, and face painting and a jumping castle kept the young at heart happy.
Our aim was to purchase 30 of the $60 Street Swags, and we were thrilled to purchase 38, thanks to our most profitable garage sale ever.
We believe God wants us to be more generous with our gifts.
When we obey, others are encouraged to be generous too. God is good.
For more information about Street Swags, visit streetswags.org.au.
Photo : Rev Jock Dunbar in a Street Swag. Photo by Tim Allen of New eden Photography
