Missionaries and How to Help Page

We have a page in the pages section on the upper left of the blog devoted to missionaries.

Missionaries & How to Help

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.~ Titus 2:7, NLT

Missionaries have a special place in my heart. Growing up, I helped my grandmother collect spare change for missionaries. Every December we would sit, just the two of us, and count and roll all the money we had saved to give to them. Later I met my husband and his grandparents were missionaries, and I heard the story of their and so many other missionaries lives.

Missionaries are truly selfless. Devoting their lives to others and the gospel.
Here is how you can help some of them.

Andy and Davina Davies, Missionaries to Virginia Tech
God has called The Davies to serve Him by reaching out with the Gospel to the campus of Virginia Tech.  They are working through Baptist Mid-Missions’ secular university ministry, Campus Bible Fellowship. What an exciting ministry to reach young adults with the Word of God, and then watch what God does in and through them! Let us challenge you to think of the opportunities for God to work in our backyard and around the world from the town of Blacksburg. 
http://cbfatvt.wordpress.com/support/

John and Susan Park, Missionaries in Peru
You can learn more about and contact The Parks thru their website. Donations may given thru SAMS. Please denote for John and Susan Park in Peru in memo. http://www.parkperu.org/content/contact

RPGlobal Missions
website: www.rpglobalmissions.org

RPMissions
website: http://rpmissions.org/
RP Missions operates as the short-term mission agency of the RP Global Board. This agency specializes in short-term efforts for young people, adults, families, and congregations both domestically and abroad.
to donate, go to "Get Involved" and click the "Donate" tab

Faith in Zambia 
website:http://www.faithinzambia.com/Menu/Faith_In_Zambia.php?nav=home
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Childrens-Village/198488376849584

Chris Bruno/Antioch School Hawaii
Chris Bruno will be serving as dean of the new Antioch School Hawaii. This school will allow people to study seminary without having to leave the islands. http://www.antiochschoolhi.net/


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Canadian Donor Registration Website for Ontarians

http://beadonor.ca/
The goal of BeADonor.ca is to encourage all Ontarians to become registered organ and tissue donors and educate them on the impact of their generous decision to give.

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Join ALL YOU in Couponing for Good!

This info can be found on All You's website by clicking HERE.

This week, All You is excited to unveilCouponing for Good, an online program designed to help you help others. The idea is simple: Use your extra coupons to purchase food, toiletries and household supplies, then donate your finds to local charities.

Visit allyou.com/couponingforgood to learn how to get started and glean tips from experienced givers who capitalize on their couponing prowess to make a difference in their communities.

If you’re already a seasoned saver and want to find a place to give away your goods, you’ll also find a list of more than 100 organizations across the country that either accept donations or can direct you to a local organization that does.

There are millions of people in need across America, and we hope that this project can help you give back in as many ways as possible. The first step: Take a pledge to Coupon for Good, and help us reach our goal of 5,000 pledges!

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Register to be an Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor Today!

Help Register 20 Million in 2013!!!

• • Register to be a donor at donatelifeamerica.org

Statistics

112,657 Patients Waiting*

62,648 Multicultural Patients*

1,800 Pediatric Patients*

21,354 Organ Transplants Performed in 2011

10,558 Organ Donors in 2011

*as of January 2012

What you need to know

Transplantation is one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. But despite continuing advances in medicine and technology, the need for organs and tissue is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation.

Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provides many others with active and renewed lives. To learn more, choose an option below:

• Learn the facts
• Organ donation
• Tissue donation
• Cornea donation
• Living donation
• Multicultural perspectives
• Glossary
• Statistics
• Related links

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Learn About Adoption or Help Families in the Process

Here is yet another page featured on the site. Just look at the top left corner of the site. I will be adding info and families as I learn more. 

Learn About Adoption or Help Families in the Process

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalm 127: 3-5 KJV


As you know, there are many expense involved with adopting a child. Here is a list of families hoping to adopt.
Please consider giving a contribution to help. No amount is too small.

Kevin and Christy Kraus (Courtney, Caity, and Chloe too!)

The Krauses are adopting a little boy from Ethiopia (0-4 yrs.).  They are currently waiting for a referral from their agency, which they are anticipating to be several more months....but "God's timing is perfect!"  The financing they need is for travel...2 trips to Ethiopia....3 people on the first trip, 4 people on the 2nd trip. You can follow their story on their blog: http://www.tastinggodsgrace.blogspot.com/

They are selling cookbooks ($10 each) contact christy.kraus@gmail.com

You may purchase coffee with proceeds benefiting their adoption fund: https://justlovecoffee.com/about/beneficiary/thekrausfamily/

They are working to allow others to make a tax deductible donation thru The Boaz Project. I will post as soon as that is up and running. Just make sure you give them the Krauses full names http://www.boazproject.org/

If you are considering adopting or fostering a child, these organizations are here to help you:
Adoption Help
Bethany Christian Services http://www.bethany.org/
The Adoption Journey http://www.adoptionjourney.com/
America World Adoption http://www.awaa.org/forms/infopack.aspx#.TzM9WA5_cpw.blogger
MLJ Adoptions, Inc http://www.mljadoptions.com/


Foster Parent Help
National Foster Parent Association http://www.nfpainc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=935268
Kids Peace http://www.kidspeace.org/Default.aspx
National Youth Advocate Program http://www.nyap.org/Default.aspx

Helpful Information for Anyone Adopting or Considering it in the Future.

This was posted by my friends Jonathan and Christy Matias who just brought home their new son. You can learn more about their adoption story by visiting their blog: http://operationfirefly.blogspot.com/

Adoption–A Team Effort

We'd like to give a shout out to four organizations that have made our adoption possible. If you're considering adoption, and the financial cost seems staggering to you, take heart! There are Christian organizations that provide connections and partner with families like you to help you bring an orphan home and adopt them into your family.

Lifesong For Orphans
We met the good folks at Lifesong For Orphans at the Mid-Atlantic Orphan Summit in November 2010. When we were approved to adopt a baby, we applied for adoption grants or loans through Lifesong. They partnered with us in fundraising by setting up a fund where people could donate to our adoption in a tax-deductible way, a tax benefit we could not offer on our own. Very quickly most of the remaining funds came in.

ABBA Fund
When it came time to receive Jadon and make the final payment ($17,000) to our adoption agency, we needed a little help to have the cash on hand to make this happen. ABBA Fund graciously agreed to give us a small short-term interest-free loan to pull off the final payment.

Resources4Adoption.com
We'd also like to thank the folks at Resources4Adoption.com for the incredibly helpful ideas and resources they provide adoptive families. Through this site, we learned many creative options that made our adoption possible.

Christian Alliance For Orphans
Last but not least, we'd like to thank the umbrella organization for Christian orphan care groups in the United States, the Christian Alliance for Orphans. They initially connected us with Lifesong and with ABBA Fund, as well as told us about the Mid-Atlantic Orphan Summit, and a host of other resources that helped us along our adoption journey.

The Alliance has a great collection of audio talks about orphan care, adoption, and foster care, holds an annual Summit about orphan care for ordinary Christians and orphan care advocates alike, and hosts practical (free!) webinars every few weeks you can listen to from anywhere. We'd like to thank the Alliance's Director of Outreach who is a member of our church for connecting us with so many helpful resources and people.

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SKIL 12PC LED Flashlight Set With Carabiner Clips ONLY $9.99 Shipped!

This deal comes from Kitty at Coupon Divas

These would be GREAT for anyone with scouts! I can never have enough flashlights, you can keep these in the car, your purse and just about every room in the house with this deal! Today you can get SKIL 12PC LED Flashlight Set With Carabiner Clips for ONLY $9.99 + you get FREE Shipping! This is an eBay Daily Deal and the seller is 1SaleADay. This will be available while supplies last.

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• Battery tab inside flashlight must be removed before initial use
• 4 LR41 button-cell batteries each
• Includes 12 flashlights in red, orange, yellow, green, purple, turquoise, blue, fuchsia, light pink, light bronze, dark silver and black
• Dimensions: 2-3/8"(L) x 5/8"(W) (at lens) without clip; 4-1/8"(L) x 5/8"(W) (at lens) with clip

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Ways to Help Others

Another one of the pages found by looking at the top left side of the blog in the pages section.

This is just a handful of ways to contribute. I like to post organizations that I have personally been involved with. 

I will be updating the list as I learn of more great organizations.  

Support CPC through the United Way. Use codes are CFC 67763 / CVC 3681, or you can write in Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater. It's a great way to help CPC through your workplace!
You can also link your Food Lion MVP card to help CPC http://www.cpcfriendsblog.com/2011/06/calling-all-mvps.html?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=twitterfeed

Purchase Boy Scout Popcorn, or make a tax deducible military donation. 70% of your purchase will be returned to my sons' unit, council and Scout rewards. Online purchases help us fund fun, educational activities and help more kids experience all the things that make Scouting great. http://www.trails-end.com/estore/home_alt.jsp?_requestid=1596114

The Boy Scouts of America relies on dedicated volunteers to promote its mission of preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, nearly 1.2 million adults provide leadership and mentoring to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. http://www.scouting.org/Volunteer.aspx

American Heritage Girls: a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. The organization offers badge programs, service projects, girl leadership opportunities and outdoor experiences to its members. This program of character building has successfully served thousands of girls since its inception and will continue to do so long into the 21st century.   http://www.ahgonline.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=80065

Help Prevent Infant Abuse. Click your knitting needles together.  http://www.clickforbabies.org/

My Birthday Wish. Instead of presents, please consider donating to a cause dear to my heart. http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/329183?bws=fb_stream_wish

Samaritan's Purse International Relief http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

Operation Christmas Child. How to pack a shoebox. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

Experience Giving thru Bethany Christian Services http://giftcatalog.bethany.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=107

Open your home and hearts to children thru adoption. To learn more: http://www.adoptionjourney.com/
Another great organization to help answer questions and guide you thru adoption http://www.bethany.org/main/adoption

The Boaz Project works to help the orphans of Russia and India by partnering with people around the world to provide for their basic needs, such as clothing and education Their programs help children of all ages, from holding and bathing newborns to teaching older orphans the skills necessary for employment. http://www.boazproject.org/about-us/what-we-do

The Alex Smith Foundation provides foster teens with the tools and resources needed to transition to successful adulthood by developing and promoting Mentoring, Education Housing Internship, Job and Advocacy programs. By providing five-year scholarships, year round housing and extensive individual guidance and support, the Guardian scholars program provides the opportunity to change individual lives, realize true independence and reach their full potential. http://www.alexsmithfoundation.org/

Register as an Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor http://donatelife.net/

Donate your hair or funds to Locks of Love. "Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis." http://locksoflove.org/donate.html

Find a Food bank in your area to donate to http://www.foodpantries.org/

The next time you have a large catered event or work party call a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter and arrange to take them your leftovers. You might be able to find some here, but doing a google search for your city + soup kitchen should help too. http://freefood.org/

Send your expired coupons to our military families overseas. Don't have coupons? You can donate postage or funds for postage too. http://www.coupsfortroops.com/

Become a Safe Family Volunteer Click here for their online interest form. 

As a Host Family caring for a child in your home, a Family Friend standing alongside a family offering wisdom and guidance or providing essential support through material goods, you will impact your community for good and potentially help a family chart a course to sustained health and success. You can get started today. If you would like to talk to a Safe Family representative click here for a location close to you.

Big Brothers Big Sisters http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962335/k.BE16/Home.htm

Make A Wish Foundation http://www.wish.org/

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Food On The Table: Free Meal-Planning Website for Sale Shoppers

This post comes directly from http://thekrazycouponlady.com/

Do you dream of a professional meal planner and your own personal chef? Imagine what it would be like to never wonder what’s for dinner again! Well, I can’t help you with the personal chef, (I ain’t your fairy godmother), but I have found a FREE meal planning website that actually helps you prepare meals around what’s on sale at the grocery store!  Let me introduce you to Food on the Table, an easy to use online meal planning service, now offering a lifetime membership for FREE!

Become a Food on the Table member for FREE!

• Visit the experts at Food on the Table
• Enroll by entering your email and coupon code FEBFREE on the right hand side of your screen. You will not be charged a dime and no credit card information will need to be entered.
• That’s it! You are now a lifetime member and ready to begin! Food on the Table will lead you through the customization process of setting your store and food preferences, choosing ingredients, selecting recipes, and printing your grocery list.

I was able to enroll in less than one minute and have a grocery list ready to print in less than ten minutes. Talk about fast and simple!

This free membership includes access to planning 3 meals per week. If you would like the premium version of Food on the Table’s menu planning service, new members can upgrade for an introductory rate of only $5.00 per month.

A tasty deal like this won’t stick around forever. Visit Food on the Table before February 28, 2012 to take advantage of this free offer!

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Step in to help families before abuse occurs

A couple weeks ago I read a news article that left me grief stricken and angry. It was a report on the number of children that were killed by abuse and neglect, despite being looked into by Child Protective Services. Today I was so encouraged to see that there is an organization out there trying to prevent such abuse and neglect. I hope by spreading the word, others will know where to turn, and those that can will step up to help out.

Learn more about Safe Families here: http://www.safe-families.org/ 

This is from IndyStar.com

Step in to help families before abuse occurs

7:59 PM, Feb. 05, 2012 |  

2 Comments

 By Krista Davis

A recent Indianapolis Star article (“Could deaths of Indiana children have been prevented?” Jan. 22) confirmed what many of us already know: Government programs alone cannot protect children from abuse and neglect.

In fact, caseworkers at the Department of Child Services are asked to do the impossible: investigate thousands of reports of abuse and neglect, keep tabs on volatile family situations, monitor foster care placements and, perhaps most challenging, know when it’s safe to reunite children with their parents. No wonder so many children are suffering and, in some cases, losing their lives.

What if we could step into a family crisis to prevent abuse and neglect before it even starts? At Safe Families for Children, that’s exactly what we do, and you can help.

Safe Families is a safety net for people who are dealing with stressful circumstances that all too often lead to neglect and abuse. Our trained, rigorously screened volunteers provide a temporary home for children whose parents are experiencing illness, homelessness, job loss, drug addiction and other difficult issues. The children remain with the volunteer family while their parents address the issues that led to the separation. Biological parents maintain full custody and can call or visit their children any time during the placement, which can last from a day to several months.

What makes Safe Families special is the relationships that develop between volunteers and the families they serve, relationships that continue after children have returned home. Our volunteers babysit the kids, take the family to church, bring over groceries and offer many other kinds of help. In a very real way, these volunteers become an important part of the at-risk family’s support system.

Safe Families began in Chicago in 2002 and is now active in 40 cities nationwide. In Indianapolis, the program has arranged nearly 800 hosting opportunities since 2008; we currently average about one a day. In 2011, placements increased by 44 percent from 250 to 361; the number of approved Safe Families volunteers increased by 69 percent from 101 to 171.Our staff of five oversees each placement and works closely with other community agencies to provide supportive services for the family in need.

Sometimes even a brief encounter with Safe Families makes all the difference. Recently, we were asked to place two young boys whose mother was receiving mental health services. Her health problems had begun when she stopped taking her medication in order to safely breastfeed her newborn, and they quickly spiraled out of control. After a brief inpatient stay, her mental status improved considerably and she was reunited with her children. This young mom is back to providing loving care to her children. But who knows what might have happened if Safe Families had not been there to help?

Safe Families accepts referrals from other social service organizations such as The Children’s Bureau, Healthy Families and Connect to Help, as well as churches and individuals. DCS is aware of our services, and we stand ready to partner with the agency. Thousands of children and families in the Indianapolis area could benefit from the care Safe Families volunteer provides. By supporting them now, before abuse and neglect occur, we can help build a brighter future for them and for our community as a whole.

Davis is executive director of Safe Families for Children-Central Indiana.

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FREE Veggie Tales app for Android or iPhone

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Product Features Develops object recognition skills Each themed level teaches valuable lessons and keeps children entertained Adaptation of fan-favorite clips from the VeggieTales series Regular updates add more game levels and videos Works with or without an internet connection

The VeggieTales Spotisode Collection features fan-favorite VeggieTales video clips, Silly Songs and gameplay for your little ones. Children develop valuable skills and learn life's important lessons as they play this object recognition game using real clips from the leading animated home video series in the U.S. with moms of pre-schoolers (according to the Spring 2011 Q-Score).

In the Spotlight

The VeggieTales Spotisode Collection challenges children to find or "spot" things in the videos. As they find them, new levels with new clips and new lessons are unlocked. A child's success with a "spot list" opens up new levels built on additional videos that teach new important lessons. New game levels will be added regularly and for special occasions.

This collection features six fun interactive levels, including three Love-themed game levels just in time for Valentine's Day with Silly Songs:

• His Cheeseburger
• Endangered Love
• Love My Lips

Values to Last a Lifetime

Adapted from the VeggieTales hit, VeggieTales Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't, three more game levels teach a lesson about listening to parents. For those who might have missed the show, the veggie characters tell the tale of "Pinocchio" with a classic veggie twist to demonstrate how important it is to be honest and listen to your parents. It emphasizes that parents are older and have more experience and tell children to do things out of love for them.

The Hero of Bethlingham

Watch previews of the upcoming DVD release VeggieTales: Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men, a lesson in handling hurt. Far away in Bethlingham, a greedy prince starts stealing from the poor. When Robin Good's men retaliate by robbing from the rich, he refuses to join them, but then his friends are captured! Three new Robin Good game levels will be added soon as a free update.

Please Note: This free app is ad supported.


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Free Charles Dickens Classic eBooks: Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations and David Copperfield

This post is from Faithful Provisions

Right now on Amazon you can get a FREE download of these Charles Dickens classic novels for your Kindle!

The price is currently $0.00, but could change at any time. If you think you’d like these books, download them now before the price goes up. Please check the price before checking out to verify that it is still free.

• Oliver Twist
• David Copperfield
• Great Expectations
• A Christmas Carol
• A Tale of Two Cities

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