A Very Funny Video and a Serious Question For You
So, maybe you need a laugh. This (video below) will certainly provide it. But, I also thought it was a good occasion to ask what our readers’ favorite mercy ministry/charity serving kids are. So, I’m asking. It can be something you support, or are involved with, or just an organization you admire. Feel free to name several if you want to. Tell us why you love them and how we can help too, if you want to. Fire away in the comments. It might make for some good connections. Help-a-help-a-help-a-the-kids!
[Note: There are a couple of what we call “curse” words in the video. FYI.]
S. D. Smith is an author, a lover of chocolate chip cookies, and a founder of Story Warren. Sam was born and raised in West Virginia, lived in South Africa as a teenager, and returned to West Virginia for his (so-far) extensive adulthood. Sam and his beloved wife, Gina, have four children, two of whom have embarked on adulthood themselves. It was at their home in the Appalachian hills where he told his children many stories, including some featuring heroic rabbits with swords. These later became the Green Ember Series, a now-popular work of moral imagination that has delighted millions around the globe. Sam is a devoted Christian, a lifelong Mountaineer fan, and an enthusiast of sports, books, and humorous things.
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Wow, I mean, I feel inside, and all that stuff. Awesomedia!
Now, about those kids. Obvious worthy efforts came immediately to mind, like Compassion (it’s like giving an allowance to your adopted child living in another country, only better), the future-coming Slugs & Bugs Scripture CD (this will be great, with digital Scripture songs and analog workbooks), and the amazing Our 24 Family Ways (I am shamelessly in favor of shameless self-promotion).
However, I want to spotlight something new: 4Soils Bible apps (4soils.com). I just supported their Kickstarter campaign (ended Monday) to translate their apps into additional languages. They currently have Bible Heroes (x7) and Life of Jesus (x6) apps that look great for young children. The apps are created by a young couple at Stanford with history and a heart for China. They work closely with Child Evangelism Fellowship, and their vision is that apps can go where sometimes the Bible cannot. They want to introduce children around the world to Jesus and the Bible through apps that “tell the greatest story every told.” I’m impressed, and excited to see how God uses these apps for kids for His glory. Help-a-help-a-help the Kids!
Thanks, Clay. Sounds great.
I love New Hope Uganda! They sponsor kids like many similar organizations, but I love their focus on “Bringing the Fatherhood of God to the Fatherless.” NHU is led by nationals, centered on the Gospel, and dedicated to (seriously) not creating a culture of dependency and inferiority to Christians in the West. They also have a very small overhead –the money gets to the people on the ground. Lovely people, wonderful organization. Worth your consideration!
http://newhopeuganda.org/