#GivingTuesday ... A Continuation of Lent
Hello faithful readers! It's been a minute... but I couldn't pass up sharing on #GivingTuesday. Giving is something I feel fiercely passionate about! After we've spent 18 billion dollars on Cyber Monday and Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, it's time to give to those who can't.
This year, for Lent, God called me to donate $40 to 40 different ministries for the 40 days of Lent. It was an act of faith. Randy and I were missionaries in Baja California at the time, relying on donations for our own livelihoods, so giving $1,600 was more than a widow's mite.
I made 39 donations (and I have the thanks-for-giving-here's-your-free-address-labels to prove it!).
After moving to Ohio this summer and settling into a new neighborhood, God brought #40 into my life. Number 40 is included in this list, and it is one that I have not only given my money but also my time to, each and every week for the past two months.
Today on #GivingTuesday, I challenge you to search your heart. Is God calling you to give--of your time or your resources--to any of these organizations? Pick one. Pick them all! Or pick another that God puts on your heart. Just give.
This year, for Lent, God called me to donate $40 to 40 different ministries for the 40 days of Lent. It was an act of faith. Randy and I were missionaries in Baja California at the time, relying on donations for our own livelihoods, so giving $1,600 was more than a widow's mite.
I made 39 donations (and I have the thanks-for-giving-here's-your-free-address-labels to prove it!).
After moving to Ohio this summer and settling into a new neighborhood, God brought #40 into my life. Number 40 is included in this list, and it is one that I have not only given my money but also my time to, each and every week for the past two months.
Today on #GivingTuesday, I challenge you to search your heart. Is God calling you to give--of your time or your resources--to any of these organizations? Pick one. Pick them all! Or pick another that God puts on your heart. Just give.
1. Shawn & Katrina McConaughey – Quaker missionaries to Africa
2. Autism Speaks – Autism research & awareness
3. PEARLS in Haiti – education grants, food & clean water to every household in Bonnet, Haiti
4. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation – mental illness research
5. Capitol Ministries – prayer on Capitol Hill
6. BuckeyeThon – pediatric cancer research
7. The Reformation Project – dialoguing about homosexuality in the church
8. St. Jude – children’s research hospital
9. The Center – combatting homelessness & isolation in Hollywood
10. Red Cross – blood drives, free vaccinations, crisis response
11. The Hub – urban ministry in Shreveport, Louisiana
12. End 68 Hours of Hunger – food program for kids who don’t have food at home between school days
13. Susan G. Komen – Breast Cancer
14. SOW Ministries – Serving Orphans and Widows in Mexico
15. Environmental Defense Fund – climate change
16. Modern Day – missionaries who are called to serve without a sending organization
17. Returning Veterans Project – meeting the needs of veterans in Oregon & Washington
18. PAVE USA – training dogs as companions to veterans
19. Anchor Ministries – fighting human trafficking
20. Bridges of Hope – homeless shelter in Xenia, Ohio
21. TREZO – ministry in Haiti, including child sponsorship
22. Amazima – education & feeding program in Uganda
23. Hope Heals – a camp for people with disabilities
24. Volunteers Without Limits – food & medical supplies for the disabled in San Felipe
25. Mercy Multiplied – restoring women who have been victims of human trafficking
26. Standards of Excellence – short-term missions
27. Rwanda Yearly Meeting – group of Quaker churches in Rwanda
28. Habitat for Humanity – helping families who need homes
29. Baldwin Wallace University – my alma mater
30. GreySave – adopting former racing greyhounds
31. Sugartree Ministries – soup kitchen in Wilmington, Ohio
32. Eagles Wings Ministries – addiction recovery in Alaska
33. Friendly Water for the World – providing clean water around the water
34. Sonrise Christian Academy – Christian school in Baja California
35. Right to Play – helping underprivileged kids in disadvantaged areas through play
36. World Vision – child sponsorship
37. Bokenkamp Children’s Shelter – foster care for displaced refugee children in Texas
38. Family Promise – empowering homeless families to self-sufficiency
39. Day for Girls – reusable feminine care products in Third-World countries
40. Hope House – low barrier women’s shelter in Wilmington, Ohio (currently raising $10,000 to help with the purchase of a larger building!)
2. Autism Speaks – Autism research & awareness
3. PEARLS in Haiti – education grants, food & clean water to every household in Bonnet, Haiti
4. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation – mental illness research
5. Capitol Ministries – prayer on Capitol Hill
6. BuckeyeThon – pediatric cancer research
7. The Reformation Project – dialoguing about homosexuality in the church
8. St. Jude – children’s research hospital
9. The Center – combatting homelessness & isolation in Hollywood
10. Red Cross – blood drives, free vaccinations, crisis response
11. The Hub – urban ministry in Shreveport, Louisiana
12. End 68 Hours of Hunger – food program for kids who don’t have food at home between school days
13. Susan G. Komen – Breast Cancer
14. SOW Ministries – Serving Orphans and Widows in Mexico
15. Environmental Defense Fund – climate change
16. Modern Day – missionaries who are called to serve without a sending organization
17. Returning Veterans Project – meeting the needs of veterans in Oregon & Washington
18. PAVE USA – training dogs as companions to veterans
19. Anchor Ministries – fighting human trafficking
20. Bridges of Hope – homeless shelter in Xenia, Ohio
21. TREZO – ministry in Haiti, including child sponsorship
22. Amazima – education & feeding program in Uganda
23. Hope Heals – a camp for people with disabilities
24. Volunteers Without Limits – food & medical supplies for the disabled in San Felipe
25. Mercy Multiplied – restoring women who have been victims of human trafficking
26. Standards of Excellence – short-term missions
27. Rwanda Yearly Meeting – group of Quaker churches in Rwanda
28. Habitat for Humanity – helping families who need homes
29. Baldwin Wallace University – my alma mater
30. GreySave – adopting former racing greyhounds
31. Sugartree Ministries – soup kitchen in Wilmington, Ohio
32. Eagles Wings Ministries – addiction recovery in Alaska
33. Friendly Water for the World – providing clean water around the water
34. Sonrise Christian Academy – Christian school in Baja California
35. Right to Play – helping underprivileged kids in disadvantaged areas through play
36. World Vision – child sponsorship
37. Bokenkamp Children’s Shelter – foster care for displaced refugee children in Texas
38. Family Promise – empowering homeless families to self-sufficiency
39. Day for Girls – reusable feminine care products in Third-World countries
40. Hope House – low barrier women’s shelter in Wilmington, Ohio (currently raising $10,000 to help with the purchase of a larger building!)
Please share where you are giving, because I want to learn about even more worthy causes! (And even if you aren't reading this on a Tuesday, don't let that stop you from giving! #NoExcuses!)
Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving—all because God loves hilarious generosity! -2 Corinthians 9:7 TPT
Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving—all because God loves hilarious generosity! -2 Corinthians 9:7 TPT
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