I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!"

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be  illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called  together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his  trip.

“The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.

“After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. The  servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward  with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to  invest, and I have earned five more.’ “The  master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give  you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

“The  servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said,  ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two  more.’ “The  master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more  responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’  |  Matthew 25:14-23 NLT

"Each day, where I live, learn, work, play, and pray, my personal mission is to put into action the generosity that comes from a faith in Christ as I understand and experience all the good things we have in His love, serving together as one in the Spirit of the Gospel, as a compassionate and transforming healing presence, refreshing the hearts of the needy and restoring hope in a good and immensely loving Lord, as I am myself, daily and actively renewed by Christ's own example of authentic, actionable, and applied grace in our Father's love for each of us."

Scriptural guidance: Philemon 1:4-7 ("I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.")

- Angela Rainwater, President, The Good Fruit Foundation

"As founder of The Good Fruit Foundation, my personal vision is to be strong and courageous with all hope in the Lord in a daily, unyielding love for others, where through peaceful action as words of ministry, a quiet, confident, spirit-led work of good fruit will renew, strengthen, and encourage others, producing an abundance of Christ's love and goodness, fulfilling the words in responsible stewardship, "well done good and faithful servant." "

Scriptural guidance: Psalm 31:24 ("So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!"); 1 Corinthians 12 (Spiritual Gifts); 1 Corinthians 13 (Love in perspective as key); 1 Corinthians 14 (build up the church; be useful and understandable), Matthew 25 (how have you managed the blessings and abilities I gave you?)  

- Angela Rainwater, President, The Good Fruit Foundation