He had an idea, but it required borrowing his Dad’s phone and the shark bank. The 6-year-old, while disappointed, couldn’t stop thinking about how he needed to do more. The contest that night went down pretty much as Ethan expected - the girls won, again. He wrestled with the idea of parting with his “hard earned cash,” finally deciding to just go with the pennies. Ethan was faithfully saving his quarters to buy LEGO sets. She knew each quarter on the table represented the successful completion of chores like helping to load the dishwasher, picking up toys and vacuuming. He fingered the quarters still on the table. He had family members who served with the International Mission Board and this Lottie Moon Christmas Offering ® allowed them to tell people about Jesus in other countries.Īs the reason for the offering swirled in Ethan’s head, beating the girls didn’t seem quite as important anymore. Not only did Kid City teach about missions as part of a Wednesday night program at Southern Hills but he personally knew missionaries. As they pulled out pennies, they talked about the Kid City contest and how the money was for a special offering to support missionaries sharing Jesus’ love around the world. He asked his mother, Sarah, if he could take some pennies from his shark-shaped bank for the contest. “Like really, really, really bad,” he agonized. Like most boys at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6-year-old Ethan Gee wanted to win the penny war against the girls. Ethan Gee: “I’m trying to raise 1,000 and 100 dollars for missions…but, I only have $6.”
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