If we give scholarships for South Carolina Baptist students at the beginning of their ministry careers to go to our Baptist colleges and seminaries, then why can’t we give scholarships to help South Carolina Baptist ministers and their spouses at the end of their ministry careers to live in one of our retirement communities? In doing so, this would be a wonderful opportunity to tell retired Baptist ministers and their spouses in South Carolina “thank you” for their service to the kingdom.
If 500,000 South Carolina Baptist would be willing to give up one Big Mac value meal at McDonalds, we would raise $2,500,000. This amount would be able to establish a fund that would provide financial assistance to help retired ministers and their spouses to live in the Bethea and Martha Franks homes.
For those who say there is not enough money for this, I say that there is more than enough money to do this; it’s just that it is in our wallets.
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