Her name?
Amanda Conradie.
A. Conradie. Which, if you have a Thai accent, is how you'd pronounce "A con lady."Oh, as usual, dear.
Fay, I thought about you yesterday, in church (is that the first time a Buffista ever posted that particular combination of letters and spaces in your direction?).
The sermon was all about giving. The call to worship was taken from Acts 20:35, and reads, "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
The Old Testament reading was from Deuteronomy 15:7-11 (which is a shorter passage than we usually have) and reads:
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: "The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near," so that you do not show ill will toward your needy brother and give him nothing. He may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.When I was listening, I kept thinking, "I must tell Fay the Bible supports her in e-mail." I don't want to overdo it, so I'll just link to the N.T. passage, II Corinthians 8:1-9 [link] because it too made me think of you, and your generosity. So get down with your kind self, because if her story was true, she was in terrible straits. Since she seemed believable, and you could spare the help, I can't imagine you choosing any other way, and still being Fay.