VIDEO: Lottery winner gives part of the prize to God, here is what happens next

Few people think of sharing their prizes, especially if they get lucky enough to win the lottery, but that is not the case with Pete Blakeney. After winning $1,000,000, he decided to donate 10% of the prize to the local church. The donation truly helped the church grow, and it now grew and spreads the word of God to a record number of people. This is a truly inspiring story, that should serve as an example.
When Pete Blakeney and his wife bought a Mississippi lottery ticket, they had no idea that they would be the ones to win the $1,000,000 cash prize. But as soon as the television announcer started reading off the winning numbers, the Blakeneys realized things were about to change for good.
But according to faithtap.com the Blakeneys are unlike other lottery winners. Pete and his wife didn’t blow all of their money on unnecessary items and fancy things. They decided to give back to the community instead! The Blakeneys took 10 percent of their winnings and gave back to their new church, which only had about 12 members at the time. With Pete’s generous donation, the church owners were able to buy their own plot of land and grow their congregation by over 200 members.
In addition to helping their church, Pete and his wife bought a beach house on the Alabama coast and a 1971 Pontiac GTO to ride around in style. Their lottery story gives us all faith that people can do the right thing when given the chance. Now they’ve brought the love of God to hundreds of people who needed it in their lives. Take a peek at Pete’s heartwarming interview with Steve Harvey.
It’s a known fact that people that win the lottery have their life turn for the worst after the big win. It seems that the money that comes along very easily without you having to work hard to earn them go away as fast as they came and you usually end up spending a lot more than you have won. This is why some end up in horrible debt or get a lot of vices and problems along the way, with drugs and alcohol, gambling and so on.
The only people that end up keeping some of the money they have won or getting a chance to invest it in something and making even more money after this are the ones that take their time to figure out what to do with them and the ones that try and give back to God or the community.
This is why the gesture of the Blakeney family might just be the thing that makes everything better for them and they will get out of the situation on top of things. Not only this, but in the process, they made the life of those in their community a lot better and really helped people around them in a way that truly makes a difference.

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