Pay it Forward!

The concept of "Pay it Forward" is commonly recognized from the movie that was made with the same title, which was based off a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

Dad's doctor's office is doing a movement which they encourage patients to "Pay it Forward." Some or all of the fee that the office would normally charge for uninsured services is waived and patients are instructed to use the money that would normally pay and give it to someone who needs it more, who you can bless.

Some thoughts behind the “Pay it Forward” are:

• It is the random act of kindness and not the amount that speaks to the heart and makes a difference. You don't need much to brighten up someone’s day and encourage them.
• Small things done by many can make a big difference. All the patients who do small acts of kindness amounts to a lot of people who can have a big effect.
• It might be more fun to find ways to do it anonymously. The concept of "Pay it Forward" is that the person you do it for is not supposed to pay it back, but instead bless another person. Doing acts of kindness anonymously is really enjoyable.

Some ideas given by the office of ways to "Pay it Forward" is to support our family's missions trip, pay for the order behind you at the coffee drive through, buy flowers to encourage someone or whatever idea you can come up with to bless another person.

People have submitted their some of their stories to share the ways they have payed it forward and blessed others. I look forward to compiling them all and reading all the stories.

We have been very blessed through this project and look forward to passing it on to the people we will impact on our trip. We would encourage you to bless others in a random act of kindness and encourage them to "Pay it Forward" and pass it on.

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Dad's office has been a huge encouragement and support during our adventure. Because it was Dad’s last day they had a good-bye party at lunch. They have raised money, participated in “Pay it Forward” and lifted us up in prayer. Coming home from work Dad would share the excitement of all those who were supporting our trip at the office. It is wonderful to have so many people excited about our adventure! Without such an awesome office we wouldn’t be able to be gone for the extent we wanted.

Having people to support you is essential in a trip like this and we have been so blessed by the many people who have gathered around us to send us off!