The Power of Social Networking
Posted by Matt in Hands & Feet, OtherJan 20th, 2010 | No CommentsFor those that didn’t know, I am a geek to the core. Having said that, one of the most fascinating phenomena for me to watch is the rapid growth of social networking and the power it has to get the word out to a large audience quickly. Today was another perfect example of that. Long story short, in a matter of hours, $4000 in donations were gathered to get a group of neurosurgeons on planes to Haiti. You can read more about it here.
So what does this mean for me? It means that we can leverage technology in a way today that can help us be God’s hands and feet here on Earth quickly and effectively. Thanks to everybody that donated to this effort and for those that put it together. Because of a few people acting quickly, a group of much needed medical professionals are on their way to help those in need. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what it’s all about.
Feed the Forgotten
Posted by Matt in Hands & Feet, OtherJun 4th, 2009 | No CommentsI run into people all the time that have a desire to reach out and help, but have no idea where to get started. Well, there is no one right way to get started – but any help you can give anywhere is doing something. The point is to help wherever and whenever you can. My wife and I started with sponsoring a child through Compassion International. That has been a huge blessing not only to the girl in Haiti whom we sponsor, but also to our family in seeing how we are able to positively impact others’ lives through organizations that are out there in the field. We love hearing about how with the extra gifts we sometimes give, the family is able to buy goats to support themselves.
I ran across another organization today that is helping to feed starving people in Uganda. The organization is Children’s HopeChest and they have a campaign called “Feed the Forgotten” that they are pushing hard to try and get donations for. Their goal right now is to be able to provide food for 3-4 villages that they are currently tareting; they are hoping to expand that to more villages based on the donations given. Did you know that for $20 you can feed a family for 20 days? A lot of us spend at least that much money feeding ourselves for just 1 day. I encourage anybody reading this to visit the site and donate today! Here is your opportunity to do something today!
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