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DLW
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Date Joined Apr 2003
Total Posts : 2457
| Posted 12/18/2003 6:42 PM (GMT -6) |   | A SHORTLIST OF WORTHY CHARITIES FOR CREATIVE
CHRISTMAS GIVING,
from the editor.
If you're like me, most of the people on your
Christmas gift list already have more than they
need, and their lives will not be measurably
enhanced by another "thing" they'll need to find
room for among their "stuff." And yet there is
something about Christmas that makes us want to give
to those we love. At PRISM we are hearty advocates
of offering gifts to those who TRULY need them, but
doing so in the name of our loved ones so that they
can share in the pleasure of giving.
It's not always easy to know how and where to give,
so we've compiled a shortlist of charities and
organizations that we feel are worthy of your
donations. We've culled them from the pages of
PRISM Magazine, where they have been featured over
the past year. Some of them will be equipped to
send out a gift card to your loved one, informing
them of your gift. Those that are not equipped to
do this will welcome your donations anyway, and you
can easily write a note into a Christmas card to let
your friends and family know about the charity you
have chosen to benefit in their name. All are non-
profits, which means that your Christmas shopping
has the added advantage of being tax-deductible!
You can't beat that.
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL, releasing children from
poverty through individual sponsorships
(tel: 800-336-7535 or
http://www.compassion.com/resources/realmercy )
MUSTARD SEED ASSOCIATES, promoting whole-life
stewardship and purposeful Christian living, and
providing a forum to challenge and promote community
( http://www.msainfo.org )
THE SIMPLE WAY, incarnational ministry to the poor
in Philadelphia
( http://www.thesimpleway.org )
AGROS FOUNDATION, breaking the cycle of poverty
through land ownership in Latin America
(tel: 206-528-1066 or http://www.agros.org )
BOOKS FOR SOUTH AFRICA, providing much-needed
educational materials to impoverished rural areas of
South Africa (Contact Nancy Parker at
surveysa@hotmail.com for more information.)
BREAD FOR THE WORLD, a nationwide Christian citizens
movement seeking justice for the world's hungry
people by lobbying our nation's decision makers and
engaging in research and education on policies
related to hunger and development
(tel: 800-822-7323 or http://www.bread.org )
SARONA GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUND, offering people
trapped in poverty a hand up, not a handout
(tel: 877-772-7662 or http://www.saronafund.com )
THE CLINIC, providing medical outreach to
underserved communities
( http://www.theclinicne.org )
WORLD VISION, enabling the world's children to
realize their God-given potential by tackling the
root causes of poverty
( http://www.worldvision.org )
[Please note that World Vision is currently inviting
people to help pay for postage to send over $53
million dollars' worth of manufacturer-donated
winter clothing to needy children in 38 countries.
A $30 pledge means $540 worth of warm clothing can
be mailed. For more info and to donate, go to
https://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/
egiftclothing_sp_122203?OpenForm&campaign=1183420&cm
p=OTC-1183420
CONSISTENT LIFE (formerly known as the Seamless
Garment Network), committed to the protection of
life, which is threatened in today's world by war,
the arms race, abortion, poverty, racism, capital
punishment, and euthanasia
(tel 919.779.1912 or http://www.consistent-life.org )
INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT, a "think tank with
legs" created to develop sustainable environments
for religious freedom worldwide and to inspire and
equip emerging leaders with faith-based
methodologies of engagement
( http://www.globalengage.org )
Kaleo Urban Ministry, equipping young leaders for
holistic ministry to urban Boston and beyond
( http://www.kaleoboston.org )
BRIDGE OF HOPE, ending and preventing homelessness,
one church and one family at a time
( http://www.bridgeofhopeinc.org )
HERE'S LIFE INNER CITY, enabling the church to
respond to God's heart for the poor
(tel: 212-494-0321 or http://www.hlic.org )
The following excellent organizations fight against
sexual trafficking, a multibillion-dollar industry
that claims the lives of women and children in every
country on the globe:
> INITIATIVE AGAINST SEXUAL TRAFFICKING
( http://www.iast.net - tel: 703.519.5896)
> SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL
( http://www.sharedhope.org - tel: 1.866.HER.LIFE)
> INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
( http://www.ijm.org - tel: 703.465.5495)
> ECPAT USA
( http://www.ecpatusa.org - tel: 212-717-2530)
> RAINBOWS OF HOPE
( http://www.wec-int.org/rainbows - tel: 808.548.2811)
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Niebuhr thought that sustained moral energy in politics depended on religion's power to mobilize reason along with self-transcending love. The prophetic tradition, meanwhile, gave Jews and Christians some protection against the temptation to identify their social causes with God's will. Lincoln's second inaugural address expressed the prophetic insight, "The almighty has His own purposes." | | Back to Top | | |
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| Posted 12/19/2003 12:03 AM (GMT -6) | | | Try also to remember those in your immediate area for giving this Christmas. The poor are all around us. | | Back to Top | | |
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