The Price Was Right

 

So many of you seemed to enjoy the Heavenly Horse story.  Here is a good story from this past week.

 

When Doc and I were in Tanzania a few years ago, there was a young man (Chazy) who served us our breakfast at the hotel where we were staying.  He shared a little bit about his desire to be the first in his family to attend College and earn a Certificate.  Doc and I have both been in that situation so it pleased us to hear that.

 

When Doc and I returned to the States, I periodically emailed Chazy to encourage him in his studies.  I asked him about his tuition figuring perhaps I would send him a few dollars as a Christmas gift.  At the time his income was $100 per month for his full-time job as a waiter.   Six days a week. His Tuition was 794,000 TZS per semester. (approx. $293), so needless to say after rent, food, transportation, utilities and such, there was nothing left for school.

 

That’s a bit of background for you.  Now to the present….

 

Recently Chazy wrote to me: “Last night people stole my PC so sad”.

I asked more about it: “I was coming out of the hotel to go home. They passed by with a motorcycle and they stole from me by force. I had my phone with the PC. I am very sad because I don't even have a phone here.  I have gone to the police to report.”

 

Chazy’s email weighed on my mind for a few days.  Then came the “Nudging….” 

 

Voice: “Send Chazy a few dollars to help toward a new laptop.  As a student he cannot function without a computer”.

Tina:  “How much?  $100?”

Voice:  “Not enough”.

Tina:  “$250?”

Voice: “Too much”

Tina: “OK. Then YOU tell me!?!?!!”

Voice: “$175”

Tina: “OK.  It shall be done as you have instructed”.

 

After a few days I checked in with Chazy to see if he had received my gift.  He said “YES!”

And he had purchased a new laptop!  “I really appreciate it, it has great capacity, it has good speed and also its storage is big, I really like it.”

 

Out of curiosity I asked the price of the laptop.  I was wondering if my gift might help perhaps with 1/3 of the cost?  Chazy replied:  “It cost $400,050 TZS”. Gulp!  That sounded HUGE – until I did the conversion.  The $175 gift paid for the laptop with $26 US to spare!  

 

Source Knew THE RIGHT PRICE.