I'm in Budapest with a group of students from my school who are paricipating in a Model UN. These students have spent the past weeks preparing to take part in this 3rd annual, here in Budapest, Model UN, along with about 180 other students.
When we received the letter inviting us, once again, to participate, we read with great interest. We got to the part where it said what the cost would be. Both I and my boss read this part quickly. We thought it was $25 per team for a 3-day event, which included lunches, bus transport, special events, and refreshments all day long. So, we decided our school could send two teams.
Upon arriving, the director asked for our money...she looked incredulously at us when we handed her $50. She said, "The cost is $25 per student!"
How could we have misread the letter? So we went in and pulled up the letter, and sure enough, clearly it read $25 per student! (Still a good deal for everything they are getting for 3 days!) So, I had the fun task of calling my boss in Szeged and telling her our mistake! Her response surprised me: "Gather the kids, put them on the train and come home! That is a rip-off and our school cannot afford to pay that amount!"
I was amazed as I told her the problem was ours, not the organizing school, who had clearly communicated the cost. To make a very long story short, our headmaster has let the kids stay, and says he will somehow find a way to pay for it.
This incident is rife with spiritual truth! Have we believers counted the cost of following Jesus? It is a high price, but SO worth all the blessings God has promised since before time began! BUT, the price Jesus paid is even greater...in reality, our price is nothing compared to what He paid. He knew the cost was not too great, because of His great love for each one of us!
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