"Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks, and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over."
We all know this story. You may or may not have read this story about how God has multiplied food in our house. If not, you simply have to take my word for it and believe He does.
BUT now I also have this amazing story to tell you, more on the feeding the masses level. This Saturday there was an activity here in the school. It was an all day women's conference/church service type of thing. It was great. awesome. filled with the presence of the Lord.
When Angela was planning for the event, she estimated approximately 300 people would come. She planned on having a simple lunch of 'arroz a la valenciana' (rice with some vegetables, shredded chicken, and hot dogs all mixed together) for everyone that came. The only "problem" (aka blessing) was that a few more people showed up than expected.
The general rule of thumb we use is 1 lb of rice makes 6 servings. She had 50 lbs of rice set aside to cook. When we saw there were more people coming, we pulled out 20 more pounds. That gives us 70 lbs. But remember I said a few more people showed up than anticipated. In the end, that 70 lbs of rice served 750 people, and left us with a big pot left over (say enough for 30-40 more servings). Seven hundred and fifty. That is a lot of people and a lot of multiplying. and more than anything,
my dear friends, that, is nothing short . . . of a miracle.
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