Our junior high tutoring program, Horizons, is doing a Character Development unit called "Living A Life That Matters." We are basically looking at different ways in which we can put feet to our faith. We are talking about being "doers" of the Word, world changers for Jesus! We watched this video and had a good discussion on Monday afternoon. (I didn't realize this at the time, but our discussion coincided with World AIDS day.)
Some things to think about...
Many African women walk 6 miles every day for water.
On average Americans walk 6 miles every month.
Every day Americans spend 1 billion dollars DINING OUT.
Every night 799 million people go to sleep hungry!
American teens spend $101/week.
$101/week will send 2 African children to school for a year.
Life expectancy in the United States is 77.
Life expectancy in Zambia, Africa is 35.
Are you tired of people saying there is nothing you can do?
Are you tired of the excuses?…
The problem is too big!
One person can’t change the world!
Or are you going to do something?
You have one life...Do Something!
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
4 comments:
how about some actions??? how about giving us some web sites that we could donate $$$ instead of buying presents for people that already have too much???
I will give you 2 possible actions.
The first is global. Africa Revolution in collaboration with Powerhouse Church are building a "Life House" to care for abandoned babies and to love on mothers who are considering abortion/abandonment. Here is the link http://www.africarevolution.org/orphans-widows/life-house-baby-rescue-home/
Here is a local idea...
We (Sunshine Gospel Ministries) are hosting a Christmas store where donated items are sold at a 75% mark down from department store prices. We invite families we have relationship with to shop there. You can check this out at www.sunshinegospel.org/Christmas
OK.... #1 I've gone on the Sunshine Gospel web site - HIT the TARGET web site and ordered some stuff...
#2 I've sent an eMail to everyone I have ever known with the web site for the Christmas shopping at TARGET... so I'm hoping to have tugged on enough heart strings to get you a lot of the stuff wanted.
Please take lots of photos and tell us all about the Sunshine Christmas Store...
Anonymous,
That is great! I will definitely try and post an update on it. Thanks!!!!
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