You don’t need much to be a giver (2 Cor. 6:10). One day a friend took me to a remote village in Uganda to meet her family. Since I was the only white person to have visited the village in many months, the buzz quickly spread that a “Muzungu” was there. Soon, about 30 children gathered on the other side of a thatched fence to watch as I talked with my friend’s family.

After pretending not to notice the little ones’ stares and giggles for a while, I excused myself from the conversation and walked over to the fence. I rounded the corner and, in fun, started chasing the laughing and screaming boys and girls who quickly fled into their huts—soon reemerging so I could chase them again. It was a blast displaying this love in action to the children (Luke 18:16).

Our impromptu game of tag lasted nearly an hour. When we finished playing, the children took my hands and walked me back to my friend’s hut. Her father-in-law, a wise and gentle pastor, looked at the children and said, “You have made a new friend.” A new loving friendship had been formed (Col. 1:8).

This was one of many times the Lord has used Ugandan children or a wise Ugandan pastor or friend to remind me that even if my financial resources are limited (2 Cor. 6:10), God will give me opportunities to show His love to the poor (1 John 3:17).

God’s people are instructed to “Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly” (Deut. 15:10). In other words, we can and should give a percentage of our income to assist the needy. We can also supply the impoverished with physical help, words of encouragement, or any number of helpful resources (Luke 6:36). As we give, God promises we “will lack nothing” (Proverbs 28:27).