The stories that make me cry: $5 for 5 years

Mrs. Marie, a great Bible teacher at our church, sowed into my son’s life. She gave him a dollar to put in the baby bottles at our church and a dollar for ice cream.

The baby bottle program is designed to donate money to babies that would otherwise die without it. There is a whole ministry that gives out these little bottles so you can fill them with change, paper money, or a check to give to the Pregnancy Support Center ministry.

Well, since my son had a dollar for it, and I told him why they were giving out bottles, he decided he wanted to give for the cause. He even showed the bottle to his father and said “This is to save a baby’s life!”

On Saturday morning, we went over to visit his grandparents and on the way out they gave him some money. Three one dollar bills to give to Royal Rangers on Wednesdays, and a five dollar bill for himself.

Yesterday, I asked him to get his wallet and give one of the dollar bills to put in the baby bottle. He took out his money, unwrapped the 5 dollar bill and gave it to me. I said “are you sure you want to put this in the bottle, and not a one dollar bill?”. He replies that he is sure, because he is 5 years old and the money is 5 dollars. Confused, I put the money in and thought I would ask him to clarify later.

Later came, and I asked him again “Are you sure you want to put the 5 dollar bill in the bottle?”

This was his reply:

“Yes. I’m giving 5 dollars because I want the baby to be 5 years old like me.”

this story transpired even before he gave his heart to God last night