You don't have to eat on a dollar a day. Your part is much easier than you might think. All we ask are two small things:
- Make water your only beverage.
- Go without Easter candy this year.
Take the money you would normally spend on these things (coffee, soda, tea, juice, chocolate, candy bars, etc) and collect it in a small jar or mug throughout the two weeks.
This is a part of an organization called Blood:Water Mission, founded by the Jars of Clay band. The money you save will help build wells for clean water in Africa. Laura has personally seen many people in Africa who need this sort of help.
On Easter Day, the final day of our project, you can send your savings to the Blood:Water address listed on their website here.
It's only two weeks of sacrifice. But it will make a world of difference. You can even ask the people you know to join you! This is just one way for us to share the blessings God has give us with people less fortunate.
Please start now. Today.
And thank you so much for your help.
3 comments:
What an awesome idea. I work at a church as secretary so Im going to invite the whole church to join us...thanks for the invite, Nathan :)
I've had a think, and a talk with my husband. Since we'd like something we can easily do as a whole family (and since our children drink almost exclusively water anyway so it wouldn't make any difference to them) we have decided instead to forego giving Easter chocolate, both to friends and family, and within our own family.
Since we are in Australia and we already support a local organisation who builds water wells in Africa (Kidslink), we would prefer to donate our savings to them.
In order to explain our reasoning to others, we will make small cards to give to them, saying that the money has been sent to Kidslink in lieu of chocolate eggs.
Thank you for the fantastic idea. I am really looking forward to sharing this experience with our girls. We will also do some short studies with them on poverty over the Easter period to really cement the purpose of it all into their minds.
Thank you both for responding.
I am not necessarily trying to support one organization over another. I just want to show some possible options through which people can give if they choose.
I am excited about both of your situations, and I would be curious to hear what happens after these two weeks. Thanks again,
Nathan
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