Comments on: Taking Care of Others. http://www.youseedrybones.com/taking-care-of-others/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: friar_don http://www.youseedrybones.com/taking-care-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 friar_don Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:31 +0000 http://www.youseedrybones.com/?p=862#comment-1563 That is awesome! I love the World Vision and Compassion gift catalogs. We have donated to them in the past. What I am hoping for this year is to help out locally. We have a 22% poverty rate in our city :-( That is awesome!
I love the World Vision and Compassion gift catalogs. We have donated to them in the past. What I am hoping for this year is to help out locally. We have a 22% poverty rate in our city :-(

]]> By: Lost_Keys http://www.youseedrybones.com/taking-care-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Lost_Keys Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:23 +0000 http://www.youseedrybones.com/?p=862#comment-1561 Last year for Christmas we got Kurt's 9 year old son a basketball, we also bought basketballs for children in poverty through World Vision. (<a href="http://www.worldvision.org)" target="_blank">www.worldvision.org)</a> They send cards with each gift and we included that in with his basketball, so he could see that children went with a lot less than a Nintendo DS. I really liked this idea I read on someone's blog through Compassion (where we sponsor our child through <a href="http://www.compassion.com)" target="_blank">www.compassion.com)</a> , they had two children 7 and 10. They sponsored children the same ages of their children as gifts for Christmas one year and nothing else. The children grew up writing to these children who were so much worse off then they were. The woman said that two years later when anyone asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas, they told people they were blessed and only wanted to be able to send their "kids" presents. :) Last year for Christmas we got Kurt's 9 year old son a basketball, we also bought basketballs for children in poverty through World Vision. (http://www.worldvision.org) They send cards with each gift and we included that in with his basketball, so he could see that children went with a lot less than a Nintendo DS.

I really liked this idea I read on someone's blog through Compassion (where we sponsor our child through http://www.compassion.com) , they had two children 7 and 10. They sponsored children the same ages of their children as gifts for Christmas one year and nothing else. The children grew up writing to these children who were so much worse off then they were. The woman said that two years later when anyone asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas, they told people they were blessed and only wanted to be able to send their "kids" presents. :)

]]> By: friar_don http://www.youseedrybones.com/taking-care-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 friar_don Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:44 +0000 http://www.youseedrybones.com/?p=862#comment-1560 You cannot have an iPod touch. Only I can. You cannot have an iPod touch. Only I can.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.youseedrybones.com/taking-care-of-others/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Jonathan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:25 +0000 http://www.youseedrybones.com/?p=862#comment-1559 I was just thinking: maybe I can help people by letting them know how much I want an iPod touch... just sayin... lol Seriously though, I love the idea of just inviting someone over for dinner who may not be able to feed their family a meal, or who may not have a family to celebrate it with. I have not done this yet, simply because I haven't known anyone who doesn't have a family, or who couldn't afford a meal. But I think it would be neat. This Saturday I am going out with my church to deliver some thanksgiving baskets. I can't wait! I hope we get to pray for some folks and share the gospel with them. I was just thinking: maybe I can help people by letting them know how much I want an iPod touch… just sayin… lol

Seriously though, I love the idea of just inviting someone over for dinner who may not be able to feed their family a meal, or who may not have a family to celebrate it with. I have not done this yet, simply because I haven't known anyone who doesn't have a family, or who couldn't afford a meal. But I think it would be neat.

This Saturday I am going out with my church to deliver some thanksgiving baskets. I can't wait! I hope we get to pray for some folks and share the gospel with them.

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