The currency for the African country of Malawi is Kwacha.  In fact, I have a few Kwacha coins left over from a trip a few years back.  Well, on today's Footsteps, TWR-Malawi's Janet Mtali tells the story of an 8-year-old girl who had saved up all of the "pocket money" that her mother had given her over the course of a month.  She then donated the entire stack of coins to her favorite radio station--TWR-Malawi.  Her story takes me back to my local radio days working at WMBW in Chattanooga, TN.  During our on-air fundraising campaigns, we often would have children bring by donations of change.  On one hand, a kid's small gift was always sweet and touching.  But on the other hand, a child's gift of a few coins would often motivate others to give.  Why?  Because of the great sacrifice that child was making.  It's like the story of the Widow's Offering that Jesus tells in Mark 12:41-44 (NIV):

"Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.  Many rich people threw in large amounts.  But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

"Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on."

This 8-year-old, whom Janet Mtali refers to as TWR-Malawi's "youngest donor," also put in everything she had.  May the Lord bless her for her generous heart.

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(Photo of Janet Mtali, National Director for TWR-Malawi)