You want to know why I love my job? Because of staff meetings at the Food Court. That pretty much sums up Hope Point....Westgate Mall Food Court. There is no need to have a big, fancy church office when there are places that let you sit for hours and talk for free. Plus you get to look at old grandmas and huge musclely guys with tight shirts on. I was tempted to get an airbrushed t-shirt with mine and Richard's face on it.
On another note....here are some neato ideas for Christmas or in general:
Samaitan's Purse - it is a cool idea instead of buying socks for your sister (unless you were at the Gap last week with your sister, getting pictures taken of your neice and nephew, and she specifically said, "I want these socks for Christmas"). You can spend $4 or $40,000 on things like teddy bears for kids in 3rd world countries, a goat for a family, or a hospital for an entire village.
One.org - One is Americans of all beliefs and all walks of life - united as One - to help make poverty history. It's rad...check it out.
Tom's Shoes - if you are uber trendy then you already own a pair. TOMS Shoes is the coolest business model I've ever seen. It's simple - for every pair of shoes they sell, they give one pair away in South America and Ethiopia. Not only will you look cooler than cool, you will be helping a real person.
Take a look at that stuff and see if any of it is for you. If you know of other cool ways we can spend our money, let us know through a comment. Rock on.
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Hooray! My kind of stuff! Here's another pretty popular one.
Heifer International - addresses hunger by the "teach a man to fish" philosophy... providing resources and teaching people to be self-reliant.
Check out the website and click on the gift catalog. You can buy a flock of chicks for $20. :) ...and other stuff too.
www.heifer.org
How about tithing? Just kidding Doc. There are also plenty of organizations in your own neighborhood that need help. Here in Columbia we have Harvest Hope Food Bank, Meals on Wheels or even something as small as donating old coats to the Salvation Army. So the excuse that you don't know what to do or don't have time doesn't really hold water.
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