FGN: 12-20-04 update, 2004 year-end giving
Topics:
1. Giving recommendation
2. Summary of givers to this ministry
Hi all-
Giving recommendation. It's almost the end of the year. Did you finish your 2004 giving? I wanted to give a recommendation. One of my favorite ministries is Compassion International (click here). Compassion International has been rated very high by independent analysts, as far as charities are conducted.
I think every Christian should sponsor at least one child from a needy part of the world. There are people crying out for the basic necessities in life, and by giving in the name of Christ, you can bring a lot of praise to the Father. Hopefully the love of God will motivate you.
The cost is only $28 per month. You can also send them additional tax-deductible gifts to bless the child's family (a "family gift"). You can also periodically write to the child and develop a relationship with them.
For those who have the money, another interesting option is to by a "forever" sponsorship for $6000. If you do this one-time fee option, you can sponsor a child for as long as you and your descendants live, at no additional charge. For example, if you live another 30 years, you sponsor a kid all that time and make no monthly payments. After you pass on, your kids then inherit the sponsorship, with no charges. Then their kids will pick it up, with no charges, etc., until the Lord returns. So with this package, you and many of your kids can sponsor many kids, for just one upfront fee. As the sponsorship costs go up, you don't need to worry about it. Compassion also likes it, because they can invest the money up front. Our family has one of these (when the price wasn't as high... it goes up every year...)
Summary of givers to this ministry. My ministry began in July 2004. So far, I've had six donors, including myself. This is the percentage of donations by givers:
-- 91%: Bernie Dehler (myself)
-- 4%: Person A.
-- 2%: Person B.
-- 1%: Person C.
-- 1%: Person D.
-- 1%: Person E.
My hope is to be broadly supported in the future, to the extent that I could do this full-time. In January the ministry will be going online at oneplace.com, and that should make a world of difference in impact.
Merry Christmas... and remember to keep the "Christ" in "Christmas"...
...Bernie
Hi all-
Giving recommendation. It's almost the end of the year. Did you finish your 2004 giving? I wanted to give a recommendation. One of my favorite ministries is Compassion International (click here). Compassion International has been rated very high by independent analysts, as far as charities are conducted.
I think every Christian should sponsor at least one child from a needy part of the world. There are people crying out for the basic necessities in life, and by giving in the name of Christ, you can bring a lot of praise to the Father. Hopefully the love of God will motivate you.
The cost is only $28 per month. You can also send them additional tax-deductible gifts to bless the child's family (a "family gift"). You can also periodically write to the child and develop a relationship with them.
For those who have the money, another interesting option is to by a "forever" sponsorship for $6000. If you do this one-time fee option, you can sponsor a child for as long as you and your descendants live, at no additional charge. For example, if you live another 30 years, you sponsor a kid all that time and make no monthly payments. After you pass on, your kids then inherit the sponsorship, with no charges. Then their kids will pick it up, with no charges, etc., until the Lord returns. So with this package, you and many of your kids can sponsor many kids, for just one upfront fee. As the sponsorship costs go up, you don't need to worry about it. Compassion also likes it, because they can invest the money up front. Our family has one of these (when the price wasn't as high... it goes up every year...)
Summary of givers to this ministry. My ministry began in July 2004. So far, I've had six donors, including myself. This is the percentage of donations by givers:
-- 91%: Bernie Dehler (myself)
-- 4%: Person A.
-- 2%: Person B.
-- 1%: Person C.
-- 1%: Person D.
-- 1%: Person E.
My hope is to be broadly supported in the future, to the extent that I could do this full-time. In January the ministry will be going online at oneplace.com, and that should make a world of difference in impact.
Merry Christmas... and remember to keep the "Christ" in "Christmas"...
...Bernie
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