What do a disabled woman and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have in common? God used them both to reach thousands of kids. In the summer of 1990, Bea Salazar didn't consider her life a work of art. She was unemployed with five kids, no money, and little hope. Then she found a crying boy digging for food in a dumpster. She took the boy home and made him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Good news about the peanut-butter lady spread through the neighborhood, and more kids showed up on her doorstep. Today, she influences thousands of kids through her non-profit organization, Bea’s Kids (www.beaskids.org), which offers tutoring, clothes, medical assistance, food, and counseling. Bea Salazar has received numerous awards for her good deeds. When Oprah gave Bea the Use Your Life Award, Bea said, "It gives me a purpose to live, it gives me life…There is no greater joy."
There is no greater joy than doing good works for others in the name of the Lord. Won't you give the gift that keeps on giving, the gift of yourself, for God's honor and glory?
-- Lenya Heitzig and Penny Pierce Rose in “Pathway to God's Treasure: Ephesians”
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