CARD ME! PLEASE!

Did you know that there is over 15 billion dollars in unused gift cards each year?  Go ahead check your wallet right now I bet you have one sitting in their.  

I am so excited to partner with a great organization called Gift Card Giver.  One of my good friends started the organization a few years back.  

The idea is simple collect your gift cards with any remaining balance on them and send them in.  We will be collecting them as a group in Tuscaloosa and then sending them in.  To find out more about the organization visit the website HERE

HELP THEM SEE!

Can you imagine everything being a blur?  Not being able to read or see past your hand.  In the month of Jan. we are collecting old glasses.  The glasses will be ground down and shaped for people around the world to use.  There are millions of people who do not have enough money to buy a proper pair of glasses.  

Africa Needs God Article

This article is a must read.  The article is written by an atheist writer whose last trip to Africa revealed to him that without the work of the missionaries and christian relief efforts Africa would be in a far worse place.  He also commented that the faith not only met their physical needs but also changed their hearts.  You can read the article HERE

40 coats and garbage bags

We were able to partner with two different organizations that will help distribute the clothes and coats that were donated.  We had around 40 coats donated and several huge garbage bags filled with clothes.  Hopes Children of Tuscaloosa and Star Ministries in Nashville have built some awesome relationships and are going to give the clothes and coats away to the people they have relationships with later this month.  

CLOTHES & COAT DRIVE IN DECEMBER

It is getting cold outside and there are many who do not have winter gear and coats to stay warm.  In the month of December we are going to show our love to those around us by giving clothes and coats.  In your local city their are probably coat drives going on that are already connected to a local group of people  in need - you can partner with them or start your own drive.

Many cities have shelters, thrift stores, or an agency that works with people to provide them physical needs.  

So here is what you do.  Open up your closets and drawers any item of clothing that you have not worn in a year you most likely do not need it anymore and you wouldn't notice if it were gone anyways.  So take that piece of clothing and put it in a bag and start connecting other people to do the same before you know it you will have a huge amount of clothes.

CANS UPON CANS

VERTIGO A STUDENT COMMUNITY AT THE CHURCH AT TUSCALOOSA BROUGHT IN OVER 400 POUNDS OF CAN GOODS AND FOODS FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK.  WHAT A BLESSING THAT WILL BE TO THOSE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT NEED THE RELIEF.  THE CONCEPT OF THE CAN DRIVE WAS TO LOOK AT OUR ABUNDANCE AND GIVE.  OUT OF OUR ABUNDANCE THAT WE HAVE IT IS EASY TO SPARE SOME AND GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED.  DURING THIS TIME OF THANKSGIVING IT IS EASY TO FORGET HOW GOOD WE HAVE IT.  

IF YOU HAVE SHELTER, FOOD, AND ADEQUATE CLOTHING YOU ARE IN THE TOP 25% OF THE WORLDS RICHEST PEOPLE.  I HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY A DAY IN MY LIFE ABOUT WHERE MY NEXT MEAL WITH COME FROM OR WHAT I AM GOING TO WEAR.  I AM BLESSED - I WANT TO BE A BLESSING.

Students Raise $450 in change.

Some local students collected change in the month of October and were able to raise $450 in loose change.  It was an amazing site to see student after student dump their cups of change in a collective jar.  That is a lot of coinage.  The proceeds went to Blood Water Mission.