One Sunday morning after the church service, and whilst counting the money from the weekly offering, the Pastor found a pink envelope containing $1,000.
Surprised though he was, he thought little of it and just accepted this generous donation gratefully.
However, the following week the same thing happened again. This time the Pastor was naturally curious.
So, the following Sunday, the Pastor watched closely as the offering was being collected. As he observed proceedings, he noticed an elderly woman put a pink envelope on the plate.
Unsure what to do, the Pastor continued to observe proceedings each Sunday over several weeks. And each week the same thing happened.
The Pastor couldn’t contain his curiosity anymore, and one Sunday he decided to speak with the woman.
“Excuse me, mam,” said the Pastor, “I couldn’t help but notice that each week you put $1,000 in the collection plate.”
“Why yes, Reverend,” the elderly lady replied. “Every week my son sends me money and I give some of it to the church.”
“That’s wonderful mam and very generous of you,” the Pastor replied. “However a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Can afford this? I mean, how much does he send you?”
“He’s a really good son and he sends me $10,000 every week,” the old lady responded.
“Wow!” said the Pastor, truly amazed. “Your son must be very successful. What does he do for a living?”
“He’s a veterinarian,” she said.
“Well now, that’s certainly an important profession,” said the Pastor. “However I had no idea it was so well paid. Where does he practise?”
The old lady smiled and said proudly, “In Nevada. He has two cathouses. One’s in Las Vegas and one’s in Reno”
