Author Gary G. Hoag shares an excerpt from his Finishing Well devotional.

Wise stewardship can be the key to lasting impact. By thoughtfully preparing for life’ uncertainties and ensuring our work blesses generations to come, we honor God’s design for flourishing lives, families, and communities.

They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest; he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

— Psalm 107: 37-38

Notice the difference between our responsibility and God’s role in this Scripture. People sow and plant. In turn, God blesses, brings growth in numbers, and ensures our livelihood over time.

Read the rest of this blog on the website of our mission partner, NCF.

About Many Hands:

Many Hands is an Iowa-based nonprofit creating local and global life-transformation by strengthening families.  Established in 2008, the organization focuses on six key areas for transformation, including education, agronomy, leadership development, safe homes, medical assistance, and economic development. Each year, the organization reaches at least 25,000 people through their Haitian operations, IMPACT trips, and Many Hands four Thrift Markets located in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area. 

Many Hands is called to transform together, to be love in action, in a broken world.