Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Donations, Education, Faith, Ghana, Life, News, Non-profit, West Africa, Youth, blogging, blogs, tagged Ateiku Church of Christ International School, Bicycles on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Mesquite: Students spend holidays collecting bikes for Ghana schoolThis from The Dallas Morning News:
Dallas Christian School students collect bicycles for W. African children
By ANNETTE NEVINS
Eighteen-year-old Logan Brock and her parents and three sisters got nothing in their stockings, but they’ll still tell you this was their best Christmas ever.
Rather than exchange presents, the Rowlett family [...]
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Posted in Charity, Christmas, Donations, Life, News, News Release, Non-profit, United States, blogging, blogs, tagged GiveUpOne, National Retail Federation on December 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Found a gem of an idea at GiveUpOne.
Here’s what they have to say…be sure to visit!
What would this Christmas season look like if massive numbers of people gave up just ONE Christmas present and decided instead to give a gift to someone more in need? This is the idea of GiveUpOne. Will you accept the [...]
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Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Faith, Life, News, News Release, Non-profit, Outreach, Sites of Interest, United States, Volunteer, blogging, blogs, tagged ChristianVolunteering, Gospel Rescue Missions, Its About Giving, Salvation Army, World Vision on November 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Website Provides Directory of Thousands of Christian Volunteer Opportunities for Holidays
TechMission News Release
ChristianVolunteering.org website provides a comprehensive directory of thousands of volunteer opportunities in ministries for people who would like to volunteer during the holidays. The site has over 2,000 volunteer and short-term missions opportunities from over 1,000 organizations.
ChristianVolunteering.org’s partners include the Salvation Army, the [...]
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Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Donations, Education, Event, Family, Life, News, News Release, Non-profit, Outreach, School/Housing for Orphans, Sites of Interest, United States, Youth, blogging, blogs, tagged Children of The Americas, Dave Brisbin, Tijuana on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
The heart of Children of The Americas ministry is as big as any I’ve seen. These people put the petal to the metal when it comes to feeding and educating children. Children of The Americas does things such as provide a place for the kids from parts of Tijuana to have a hearty breakfast before [...]
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Posted in Christmas, News, News Release, Sites of Interest, U.S. Troops Support, United States, blogging, blogs, tagged American Red Cross, Baghdad, Baghdad Prayer Patrol, Its About Giving, text message, Walter Reed Army Medical Center on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Baghdad Prayer Patrol ministry has compiled a number of ways to support U.S. troops during the holidays, number one being prayer.
This from Baghdad Prayer Patrol:
There’s no greater blessing you can give the troops than prayer,
so if you haven’t prayed yet, STOP NOW and PRAY!
Okay, Now that you’ve prayed, you can take another step to bless them in [...]
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Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Faith, Family, International, Life, News, Non-profit, Outreach, Sites of Interest, tagged Operation Christmas Child, Operation Compassion, Samaritan's Purse on September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Operation Compassion, Operation Christmas Child Partner in Ministry
FaithNews Network
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has shared the Good News of God’s love with hurting children around the world through the simplest of gifts: shoe boxes! Filled with school supplies, toys, and personal items that are packed by caring people, these boxes help introduce children to Jesus [...]
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