Give Like No One Else

Ever had a moment when you wish you could do more? 

Err, I should say, give more.

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The little national missionary comes to your church and only needs $1500/mo to survive…

A broke college student really wants to have a weekend home…

Despite the fact that we are we’re debt free, even our budget has limits. 

And I love giving. 

(Tithing is different for me, obviously.  I know there is a benefit to help paying the lights in the church, but it’s something else to see a 10 year old girl get excited when she finds out her summer camp has been paid for.)

We have a family in our church that gives so ridiculously unselfishly that I stand in awe.  A local store was having a buy one, get one free suit sale.  The husband called up our new youth pastor (who happens to be my brother) and said, “You need a suit?  I don’t really need two.”  He could’ve easily used the second one and never thought twice, but instead thought of a young, broke pastor that really needs suits.

Two separate tornadoes touched down in our area last Friday.  Thankfully, no one was killed, but hundreds of families lost their homes.  In our area, tornadoes are unheard of.  So much so, that the local meteorologist even said we haven’t seen a tornado like this in about 275 years. 

But, guess what?

You don’t have to make lots of money to give like no one else. 

Shocked, right?

It's true, though.

You don’t have to be debt free to give. 

I raided our stockpile and filled a box with deodorants, diapers, toothpastes, soaps, etc.  Most of this stuff I got for free or for pennies thanks to coupons. 

Now, I’m sure the people in our area would love your donations, but for some of you, shipping deodorant from California would be kinda silly.

So think about your local homeless shelters.  They love getting those types of donations. 

For example: Don’t use hotel toiletries?  Make sets in Ziploc baggies and save them for donation.

How about the staff at your local Christian schools?  Most of them make little, or at times, nothing.  Couldn’t they use a gift basket full of snacks & toiletries? 

Giving is fun.  It’s addicting.  Today is Thrifty Thursday.  Find a way to give a little extra this week.  (No one has to know it was cheap!)  J