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By KAREY Gardner & PAM Morris |
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March HeartBeat
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This past September , Terri and I had the opportunity to help with the School of Evangelism . Part of that was serving with the students and the Arkansas CMA team at the Bikes , Blues , and BBQ Rally in Rogers , Arkansas . We were all winding down after the rally and sharing testimonies of all that happened , and this one really stood out . Thank you , CMA Arkansas , for all you do to minister at this event , and a special thanks to Karey Gardner and Pam Morris for sharing this testimony .
Doug and Terri South oversee the West Region as National Evangelist . THIS COIN IS FOR YOU ! School of
CMA ’ s Evangelism has attended and supported this event for several years . In addition to our ministry booth , CMA Arkansas has “ trash duty ” to empty trash containers throughout the event . On the last day of the 2024 rally , during trash duty , my husband ( Jerry ) and I ( Karey ) visited with a vendor ( John ), who is also a CMA member and sells commemorative coins . As we were leaving , John handed me a coin and asked that I give it to a person as the Holy Spirit leads . The coin had a picture of a warrior on it and Ephesians 6:11 scripture about putting on the armor of God . Before the end of our shift , one of the School of Evangelism students ( Jeff Stroth , aka Jeff Three ) offered to take my spot for the rest of the shift . So , as it was toward the end of the rally , I started helping pack up behind the ministry booth . Pam Morris , South Central Region Run for the Son Lead , with Wendy Brown and Diego Gutierrez from the School of Evangelism , were working at the ministry booth .
A lady by the name of Teresa approached the booth ; Diego engaged her in conversation and asked if she had any needs that CMA could pray for . Teresa jokingly said , “ A million dollars .” Light-heartedly , Diego responded that he wasn ’ t in charge of the money at his house and called Pam , Wendy , and Karey over . We told her that we didn ’ t have a million dollars , but we could certainly pray together for her financial health and any other needs . We had a time of prayer , and Teresa started sharing that she is a
Christian but was struggling . She told us how her husband was supposed to come with her that day , but he couldn ’ t and that she had been moping all day and felt alone . She shared that sometimes she goes into her prayer closet because God is the only person who answers when she calls .
She then told us that she had visited a vendor earlier in the day who sells coins . She wanted a coin there but needed to talk to her husband about spending the money . John said he would still be there the next day packing up if they wanted the coin . I had forgotten entirely about the coin in my pocket until that moment . At this point , she pulled out her phone to show us a picture of the coin . And , you guessed it , it was the coin I had in my pocket . At this point , I started emptying my
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