Posted by occh in Imagine buying Christmas gifts that were made in Africa, by the very people Ball for Lives exists to support! Check out this video from Invisible Children, a group that has started a phenomenal movement to end Africa’s longest running civil war:
Christmas Eve is a week away!! Need a last minute gift? Why not buy products made straight from Uganda! Here are links to some other great organizations doing the same thing:
I hate shopping, but I’ve spent hours shopping for these kinds of gifts AND I’VE LOVED IT!! As we celebrate God giving us the greatest gift of all (Himself), let us give gifts that offer hope to the suffering people He loves so much.
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Now imagine giving Christmas gifts to the poorest of the poor all over the world. You can do it!! Organizations such as World Vision and Samaritan’s Purse offer opportunities to give very unique gifts such as ducks, chickens, goats, mosquito nets, and blankets to the poorest of the world. Ducks? Chickens?? That’s right, these types of gifts can radically change people’s lives all over the world. Even better, you can give your gift in honor of someone you know! They’ll receive a card letting them know which gift was given in their honor. Imagine the lives you could change and the people you could inspire through these gifts. Check out this video:
This is from our own Whitney Rodgers:
“Several years ago one of my friends made a donation in my name to an organization helping orphans in Africa and it really meant the world to me. So much more than some little trinket that I would keep around for a few years and then get rid of. I still remember it to this day, it made such an impact on me.
The most wonderful thing about these gifts is that we can’t even begin to comprehend their impact on someone’s life on the other side of the world! The way God can use these gifts to change someone’s whole existence is unfathomable to us. Not only that, it could also change the life of your loved one who is honored with the gift. Ever heard of “pay it forward”? Your gift may start a chain reaction! Think of all the people who will have clean drinking water, school books, farm animals, and best of all, the Gospel!!”
Get involved by joining Samaritan’s Purse and World Vision and give your unique gift to honor someone special!
I haven’t forgotten the first world vision gift given in my name… it made me cry.
Check out this article i just read this morning on how a family’s lives changed after receiving a pig from world vision:
http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/gift-catalog-christmas-200912-enews?Open&campaign=12653859&cmp=EMC-12653859&ppi=22925773&wvport=sg&wvsrc=enews
This is a great idea! Thanks for pointing us in the right direction. I love this.