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Posts Tagged ‘impact’

Thu
10
Apr '08

Buying a Goat – pt. 2

Recently I posted here about Michael’s (our brother in law) upcoming trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help with sustainable agriculture as a means to help people get out of poverty. Their trip starts tomorrow, and they’ll be blogging about it here. They’ll be spending 25 days there, buying 400 acres of land, [...]

Thu
28
Feb '08

Want to buy a goat?

Every once in a while, we see unique things advertised a “alternative gifts” — stuff like goats or chickens that you buy in somebody’s name but which are given to impoverished people overseas. These programs always intrigue us, but we’ve never done it — probably because we’ve never really been sure where the money would [...]

Wed
20
Feb '08

Compassion Blogs

So, I was up early this morning (getting over a cold, which has turned into a cough/allergy thing, which really makes it hard to sleep). I don’t want to wake Matt up, so I thought I might do this nice quiet activity, like typing! I’ve noticed several links lately on friend’s blogs and sites I [...]

Wed
12
Dec '07

Prayers for Colorado Situation

If you’re the praying sort, please join us in praying for a friend of ours who is a staff member at the YWAM facility where the shootings took place over the weekend (and everyone else there, of course). It’s got to be a crazy time there, and we know they’ll appreciate the support. Thanks,Becky & [...]