Last week, Children's HopeChest launched a creative and practical initiative called WHAT I HAVE that enables you to clear your life of the unneeded excess and turn that into resources that will aid orphaned children in Eastern Europe and Africa. You may have heard about this through an email from HopeChest, through facebook, through this blog, or through other blogs and social networking sites. So far there is an encouraging response. Check it out...
'love it, good job, thanks.'
'this is great!'
'This is a great idea. I'll be praying for much success!'
'great idea.'
'I LOVE this idea! I'm bringing it to the dinner table tonight. I think each person in my family is up to participating in this act of caring!'
'I have been a big fan of Children's Hopechest for awhile. Just wanted to drop you a line and say "nice job" on the campaign/posters/etc... Everything looks great. I've forwarded it on to several others involved in Global Outreach at my church. Keep up the excellent work!'
'Thanks. I'm passing on the word through my blog.'
'It would be a blessing to share!'
'I love this idea.'
'It's a good idea; frankly, I was thinking about something like this for this week's message: we're talking about Christianity & Cash, and using the luke passage "sell your possesions, etc." So I'll suggest hope chest as a call to action.'
'Love it. I wonder if what you’re talking about is similar to what we’ve done the past few years. We give our stuff to a local charity and then when tax season comes, I document every item that we gave away that year and the government gives us a deduction. This year it was 500 dollars so that money goes to seriously poor kids overseas.'
I'm sharing these comments with you because to live a life of courageous and creative compassion is not easy. In the face of materialism and an economy that makes us want to circle the wagons instead of extend our reach, it would be easy to pass by the battered man on the road - as the priest and Levite did. Rather, as the despicable (later to be known as 'Good') Samaritan did, let's not pass by. There is a movement in the church of people refusing to pass by. There is a movement of people willing to give 1 tunic away if they have 2.
Discover the joy of compassionate living.
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