Posted in Disaster Relief, Donations, International, Life, News, Non-profit, World Vision, tagged Asia, Cyclone Relief, Myanmar, Southern Asia on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Giving to World Vision’s Emergency Aid
World Vision is airlifting emergency supplies to survivors of the devastating cyclone that struck Myanmar over the weekend. The death toll from cyclone that battered Myanmar is estimated to be 100,000. Thousands are reported missing.
Thousands more have been left homeless and desperately need food, shelter, and fresh, clean water.
World Vision [...]
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Posted in Charity, Disaster Relief, Donations, International, Life, News, News Release, Non-profit, World Vision, Youth, tagged Bible, Easter, God's love, Mark on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
He has risen! - Mark 16:6
World Vision is an incredible ministry serving much of the impoverished world at all times including times of disaster.
This from World Vision:
Celebrate God’s love this Easter and honor a loved one with a gift to bring hope and new life to children and families in need.
Select from our top Easter [...]
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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 Disaster Relief, Donations, Family, Grief, Life, News, News Release, Non-profit, Sites of Interest, United States, blogging, blogs, tagged California fires, HelpSanDiego, San Diego on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Online giving information for the Southern California fires can be found at Network for Good.
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There are plenty of blogs out there dealing with the California fires. Two I wanted to mention right now are Fox News correspondent Adam Housley’s blog, Housley in the House. You’ll find video postings from Malibu and Lake Arrowhead along with [...]
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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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Posted in Christianity, Disaster Relief, Faith, Family, Grief, Life, News, Non-profit, U.S. Troops Support, United States, Youth, tagged Camp Noah on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Eight-year-old Emmily Woodward holds up a photocopied picture of her father, who got caught in a fire during a mission in Iraq as she talked with a group of 7- to 10-year-olds Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Camp Noah in Baxter, Minn. The camp is a free day camp for children with parents serving in [...]
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By FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
The U.S. led invasion of Iraq, and the military efforts in Afghanistan to uproot the terrorist infrastructure, made headlines from the start. By 2005, however, casualty reports were barely making page six news. The American public had settled back into the mundane routine of daily life. In Iraq and Afghanistan, however, [...]
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