The $5 Store
merry christmas.
today, you can do a little more shopping (aren’t you glad???).
it’s easy and secure and it will yield wonderful benefits to the recipient.
we’ve talked a few times this month about Gospel For Asia and Samaritan’s Purse, and i’d like to talk about them once again.
i want to encourage every believer who reads this post to pray for the work of the Gospel in the 3rd world.
i also want to encourage you to think about if you can fit a gift or two for one of these organizations into your budget this year.
@Samaritan’s Purse, 89% of your donations go to the ministry.i that’s an amazing number.
@Gospel For Asia, 100% of your donations go directly to the field. ii 100%. every time. that’s a miraculous number.
today we’re highlighting a few $5 gifts that can make a difference in the life of someone on the other side of the world, a gift that can further the work of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
buy a musical instrument for a native missionary team – $5
buy a blanket for a cold family – $5
buy VBS materials for a local village – $5
provide a week’s worth of milk for a hungry child – $4
these are just a few, simple gifts that we can give.
Gospel For Asia and Samaritan’s Purse have a wide variety of ministries that you can partner with. they range from gifts like those above (some for as little as $1) to large projects like digging wells or building a church (upwards of $20,000).
kelly and i plan to buy our last christmas presents tomorrow from these wonderful organizations. we feel led in a few ways, but specifically the Lord has put it on our heart to partner with Samaritan’s Purse to rescue a child out of bondage and abuse:
“Each year, over a million children fall prey to human traffickers. Some are forced to serve as soldiers, work in sweatshops, or perform menial labor—but many more are enslaved in the worst kind of exploitation and abuse. Samaritan’s Purse works through Christian partners worldwide to help children avoid exploitation and to rehabilitate those who have endured bondage. As we share the Good News of Jesus Christ, many are discovering ‘the glorious freedom of the children of God’ (Romans 8:21). With your donation, a vulnerable child can receive the compassionate care, safe shelter, training, and counseling needed for a fresh start on a new life.”
oh how the Lord loves you and me.
have a wonderful christmas.
maranatha.
check it out, dollars and cents, ministry, missions | December 22nd, 2008
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