Be The NOW

Charity Water is an organization that allows you to raise funds for fresh water wells around the world.  You simply sign in (free), start a campaign, and tell your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or any other outlet.  Your friends and family can give any amount.  It cost $5,000 to build a fresh water well.  It seems like a lot, but if you have 300 friends on Facebook, and they each gave $16.60, you’d have it paid for in no time!

What do you think?

You should check out this short video of the Charity’s Story:

The story of charity: water – The 2009 September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.

What if we all asked for a few bucks for our birthday instead of a present we’ll forget about in one week?

Visit the site- Download Twitter backgrounds, find videos to link and embed, and other resources to help you raise funds!

Recently, I’ve been challenged.

Through a combination of reading Donald Miller’s new book, some conversations with a good friend, and the passage of universal healthcare, I’ve been challenged to live a larger life story.  There’s a theory about the government passing universal healthcare,.  The theory is that since the Church has failed to step up and take care of people, the government has passed legislature to fill the void.  I refuse to believe the Church does nothing, but I think we could use a little help.

The focus of this site is three-fold:

• How/where can I physically help people in my city?
• How/where can I help people online financially, or help raise funds?
• Stories of the Church stepping up to the challenge to love people in powerful ways.

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