Giving Back

Sometimes it is difficult to do the work I do. It's not the challenges of fundraising, or the struggles of trying to oversee staff that are tens of thousands of miles away. The real problem is dealing with the economic disparity there is in the world. Now before I go too far, I am a card carrying, right-wing, gun-toting, bible-banging conservative. I don't believe in socialism or the government redistribution of wealth. That being said, I do believe in the personal redistribution of wealth, or as we typically refer to it as charity or benevolence.

The Holidays are particularly challenging because of the gross over-spending that takes place in our culture. We have allowed the advertising industry to convince us that the more we spend the more we are filled with the Christmas spirit. This year I am asking for your help in finding some meaningful ways to give back during the holidays. Here are a few ideas that I have, but I would love to get your feedback and hear of some creative ways to really lift up Christ over the next two months.

• I am considering making a micro-loan in a developing country in the name of each of my children.
• Serving for a day or two at the Nashville Rescue Mission.
• Finding a family in need and quietly and anonmymously helping them with groceries or Christmas presents.

Please share your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of this blog.