A Nickel & Five Pennies

Sometime ago I went for a visit

To a state far away

Where there was a family

I knew did stay.

They were leaving for places

Unknown to me,

But they seemed as happy

As could be.

They were selling all they possessed,

And I was so impressed.

It seemed their love was so great,

And to me their mission they did relate.

They were going to translate God's Word

For people that had never heard.

Their little son come to me

With a nickel and five pennies you see.

I will never forget that gift from the tiny hand

So willing to give like a true gentleman.

Yes, a nickel and five pennies remind me

Of little Jonathan far over the seas!

The Kittrell Family

Jeff, Melanie,

Caleb, Jonathan, and Abby

Wycliffe Bible Translators

In Papua New Guinea

This page is dedicated to Jonathan their 8 year old

for having such a loving heart.

Poem written by: Lena Ayer Kittrell