Remembering the REASON for the season.
I’ve had a few questions lately about the maps on our wall in the living room that show up in many of my photos. One of them is our homeschool map where we label map references from our Independent Readers, Read Alouds, and History books.
Even if it wasn’t an important Geography foundation, I LOVE having the kids label the map – it gives them a fuller perspective; the world is BIG…there is much that extends way beyond the comfort of our stoop.
Above the map we label is a map that serves as a reminder to our family; a reminder to pray for the missionary and family we support, a reminder to be charitable and serve the Lord with joy, a reminder of our freedom to worship, and this time of year – a reminder to not be so self-absorbed and stingy with our financial resources. The Gospel for Asia map is for our eternal perspective.
If you are interested, you can read more About Gospel for Asia, a non-profit Christian organization whose primary aim is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with those who have never before heard His name. And while they do this – even BEFORE they do this – they give the things that sustain our physical life.
2008 Christmas Gift Catalog
- Give a gift from the stable, like chickens, pigs, goats, rabbits, or water buffalo. Gifts that will sustain a family for a year to years with milk, food, and in some cases, income.
- Give a gift of compassion, like pure drinking water, blankets, sewing machines, tools, and many more items. These gifts protect from cold, settle thirst, make clothes, and provide income.
- Give a gift of outreach, like a well in a community that will meet their thirst both physically and spiritually, Bibles, Bible School Literature, etc…
- Give a gifts to missionaries like musical instruments, kerosene lanterns, winter clothing, bicycles, motor bikes, and other gifts to help missionaries spread the Good News of Jesus throughout Asia.
Download the 2008 Gospel for Asia Christmas Catalog.
Just so you know…GFA sends 100 percent of the money donated for work on the mission field TO THE FIELD.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Naomig
Cool, sounds like a very neat outreach. I love that 100% goes to the field, so rare these days!!
Gayle
Merry Christmas OMSH! It’s great to find an organization where 100% goes to the field.
Anneli
Merry Christmas! :D
I have a map on my wall also, but that’s mostly just because of the whole trans-atlantic thing.
inadvertentfarmer
We bought a goat through ADRA to give to a family in Africa. My darling daughter thought it was just too cool to give the gift of a goat. Everytime someone asks about gifts this is the first one she mentions. Yes it is important to let our kids see how big the world really is yet how very similiar we are all in our humanity. Somewhere in Africa there is a little girl with a new goat who is learning of God because of our family and our little girl. Now THAT is the meaning of Christmas!
mamalang
Our Bible school did this last year…they bought chicken and goats and the kids thought it was great. This year, they brought food for the food oantry.
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