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Transcript: There is More Happiness in Giving.
[A young girl sits sad faced looking out a window. Her younger sister is slumped at the kitchen table]
Big Sister: I love my family very much. Even though we don’t have a lot, we’re glad we have each other.
[She joins her frowning sister and brother at the table. They sit motionless and sullen]
Mom works really hard to provide for us. It’s just the four of us.
[Mom serves each child a bowl of white rice. They look up at her with dull eyes. Mom joins them for the meal]
We’ve all been feeling just a little sad lately.
[They pray, then sombrely and quietly eat their rice with chopsticks]
I can tell she’s really tired and worries a lot. I try to help out. Sometimes I help to get everyone ready for the meeting. We seem to manage all right.
[She adjusts her brothers dress shirt and tie]
But things are really hard.
[At the table mom with a distressed face looks down at her bills. Big sister brings a box of tissues. Mom wipes her eyes. She hugs Mom]
I think the elders could tell we were struggling. They came to visit us. They were so loving.
[Outside the home as the children bounce a ball, the elders greet them. Mom welcomes the two elders. The three of them sit at the table. They wave goodbye to big sister, and she leaves the room]
They really listened to Mom and even read her some scriptures. They helped her to see that Jehovah still cared about all of us. And that we still have the love of the congregation to strengthen us.
[The elders and Mom get up and shake hands]
I could tell Mom felt a lot better afterwards.
[Now, Mom with Bible in hand sits on the floor with her children]
At our next family worship, Mom read to us 2 Corinthians 8:1-4. That story is about the Macedonians. Mom had us close our eyes so we could imagine the scene. Even though the Macedonians were very poor, they found happiness by giving what they could to others. They even begged the apostles for the opportunity to give.
[They imagined two Macedonian women giving gifts to the apostle Paul. The children look at Mom curiously]
Then we read Acts 20:35, where it says: There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” My sister said, “But we don’t have anything to give.” Mom said: But we do. We have ourselves.” It got us all thinking.
[They ponder, eyes looking up]
Mom had a great idea.
[Mom gets up and strides out of the room. The children’s eyes follow. Mom retrieves a large wooden tray with coloured paper and crayons. The children light up]
We spent the rest of our family worship making special gifts for the friends in our congregation.
[As the children color and fold paper, Mom makes a blue paper boat and playfully sets it on her son’s head. With satisfied and cheerful smiles, they craft together. They admire a red handmade card with paper flowers. Now with congregation friends, little brother hands an older sister his origami. Big sister and little sister give their cards to older friends]
It was pretty amazing! Even though we don’t have a lot materially, there is still so much we can give, like putting a little in the contribution box each week and helping to clean.
[Brother sweeps with the broom]
And, of course, sharing in the ministry is the very best way we can give to others.
[Younger sister holds out a tract]
Now we are even closer as a family.
[Now at the kitchen table with smiles and laughter they enjoy a bowl of rice]
And we have learned that there truly “is more happiness in giving.”
[The three children and Mom joyfully look out the window]
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