One of the things that I have noticed in my life, since the economy took a turn for harder times, is that I can't afford to support as many non-profits. I wish I could, but I have to be able to support myself first before I can help others.
I was reading a blog by an army wife friend of mine and on her blog she was talking about this little boy she knows who is suffering from cancer and needs lots of blood transfusions. The stickler being that he has a rare type of blood, only 2% of the population shares his blood type, so getting enough blood is getting harder and harder, and to compound the problem, he is needing the transfusions MORE often, so as the supply is dwindling, his need is getting bigger.
Reading the blog just reminded me that yeah I don't have much in the way of money, and money is necessary, but there are so many other ways to help others in need. Right now I can't give blood, as I'm sick, and I can't go places because I have NO car, but I will in a couple of days (AMEN!) and soon I'll be able to get around.
Volunteerism is one of the cheapest ways to show the love of Christ to others. We all have talents and God wants us to use them. Some of us are gifted with numbers, so helping out at a non-profit and doing "their books" would be a huge service, then they wouldn't have to pay someone else, and that money could be used to provide the service they want to provide (be it a woman's shelter, a food pantry, an after school program, etc).
Or, we can ALL do some form of manual labor-sewing, painting, construction, cleaning. You and I may not be able to afford to buy a family their monthly groceries, but we can do things for them around the house, take them to job interviews, etc. We could help clean an older person's house.
All this to simply say that a down turned economy, school bills, doctor bills, all of that shouldn't get in our way of putting the love of Christ in action. We just need to be a little bit creative. :-)
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