Church gifts $125,000 to worshippers [video]

Members of Preston Meadows Lutheran church in Plano, Texas, got a big surprise during service when each family represented got a cheque that can be spent however needed.
As if that was not enough the pastor, Paul Mussachio gave strict instructions that the money should be not be given back to the church but should be used at their discretion.

He says that he hopes the worshippers will be a blessing to others and also spread some good around North Texas.

“In the envelope was either $250, $500 or $1,000, but I didn’t tell them that until they sat back down. “I didn’t tell them that because I wanted to create that anticipation and really let this hit home with them of just how big of a deal this was going to be,” Mussachio said.
The cheques’ Pay To line was left blank, with the recipient to be filled into the person or organization of their choice.

Mussachio also said he was happy to see the joy the monetary gift brought to the heart of the recipients.

This gift came with a few simple requests; cash it in 30 days, do not give it back to the church, use it where it’s needed most, Fox4news reports.

The $125,000 handed out to the churchgoers was donated by a few members after seeing the results of a similar experiment with 4th graders using much smaller amounts of money.
“You release a lot of control on this. And so its left up to them of where it goes,” Mussachio said.

In a YouTube video explaining his church’s munificence, Mussachio says he wants the recipients to use the money to spread the value of “joyful generosity.”

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