WHAT DOES GOD NEED?: A Short Story

What begins as a simple fundraising campaign slowly becomes a question no one knows how to answer.Roberto has spent years helping build his evangelical community in Brazil. He trusts Pastor Estevão, a modest man who stood beside him in some of the hardest moments of his life. So when the church asks its members to consider what they are willing to give, Roberto sees no reason for suspicion.At first, people give money.Then they begin giving up cars, savings, plans, and even a house.No one is forced. No one is threatened. Everything is offered willingly.And that is what makes the question harder.As sacrifice becomes a measure of faith, Roberto begins to wonder where devotion ends and influence begins. When the pastor's spiritual conviction reaches beyond money and into the future of Roberto's own son, a much deeper conflict emerges: If God is asking something of you, who gets to decide what God wants?What Does God Need? is a psychological and literary short story about faith, belonging, sacrifice, and the almost invisible line between spiritual guidance and spiritual authority.