Today it happened. A donor responded to a very targeted appeal to assist a low-income family with a need for tuition assistance.
Last week I described the need of a student to get more aid than we normally allow. Five people were contacted who I thought would be pleased and willing to hear the request. Each one said they would; three have already indicated they were going to help.
Today the wife of one of the men I contacted came in with a check plus the promise of a corporate match from her employer. She was thrilled to be able to help the tuition deficit, and she was also grateful that I approached her husband first. "In doing so", she said, "he is stepping into the leadership role that he should take."
This donor thanked me (the school) for allowing them to participate in helping a school family and she was grateful for putting her husband in his leadership role.
Another person responded today and said they felt privileged to be in a position to help; they thanked me for thinking of them.
2 Co. 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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