How much do I give?

Each month I receive a variety of solicitations from worthy Christian organizations asking for money.  These organizations are doing great things to help those in need both physically and spiritually.  Right now on my desk I have requests from the following organizations:
ServLife – this organization has a vision to equip 1000 indigenous leaders to share [...]

Help! I’m an Orphan

My son has a couple of private blogs.  One of them is about waiting for his new little brother from Ethiopia.  He recently posted a great article on orphans so I got permission to re-post it here for everyone else.
(by Tate) I was watching someone on the TV the other day with my mom and [...]

Merry Christmas World

It’s Christmas time again.  My kids are excited.  The youngest are expecting Santa to bring some great presents.  My oldest knows the scoop on Santa but there is still excitement about a celebration that includes presents.

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On the twelfth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me, a goat?
How about an Ipod, a new outfit, or even a new tie, but a goat?  This is one of the things our family did this year.  We decided to give a goat through World Vision.  It’s an extremely modest gift really.  $75 doesn’t compare to what we spend [...]

Who is your neighbor?

Back in July I wrote a post expressing my frustration with myself for not loving my neighbor as myself.  Here is a follow-up post as I continue to work through this problem as I seek to work out my faith.

In my previous post I wrote about wanting to pray for a dying co-worker but in [...]

Remember the Refugee

A little boy is squatting with his brother and sister outside of the small hut-style home.  They are playing a local village game, laughing and giggling.  Suddenly their mother comes running over to them, “Come quickly! We must go now!  The soldiers are coming.”
The children are confused.  Where is their father?  When can they finish [...]

Out of Africa: Prayer for the Fatherless

Psalms 10:17-18 (ESV)
17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear 18 to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
There are no good stories behind how one becomes an [...]

Update on Moses

A couple of posts back I introduced everyone to Moses from Liberia (he’s the one on the left). Since that time things have changed a little bit around this story.
The Hand Center wanted to make sure that Moses’ visa could be extended before they performed any surgery. The most important part of his [...]

What is your World Vision?

This is Lewal. Lewal lives with his parents and 2 brothers. His parents struggle to provide for the family. His father is a farmer and his mother is a farmer. Despite their efforts it is difficult to meet the family’s needs.
Lewal is growing up in a farming community in the Kwame Danso region of [...]

Meet Moses

Meet Moses. Moses is a thirteen year old boy from Liberia where he has been raised in an orphanage since he was three months old. His mother died when she was shot by rebels. When she was shot, she fell on top of Moses where he remained pinned for three days. [...]

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