The Common Good
June 2008

Timely Giving

by Chris Anderson | June 2008

[Regarding “Being There,” by Jim Rice, March 2008], I met Brother Andrew when I was a recent “Jesus Freak” convert in 1971.

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[Regarding “Being There,” by Jim Rice, March 2008], I met Brother Andrew when I was a recent “Jesus Freak” convert in 1971. I have seldom been impressed by a popular Christian author as I was by him. He was a normal person with a sense of humor. A few years later my wife and I sent him some money for his ministry. We were shocked when he sent back a personal note thanking us. He explained that our donation came on the same day he had met an Eastern Bloc couple who needed money. We have never experienced such a thing in our giving to well-known Christian figures.

Chris Anderson
York, Pennsylvania

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