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Organizations Making a Difference

chrismarlow — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:58:13 +0000

Occasionally, I would like to share about organizations or individuals that are doing some amazing work across the globe and making a true difference in our world.

Here’s the first edition!

Lemonade International: My friends Bill & Cherie Cummings are doing some amazing work in La Limonada, an urban slum in Guatemala City. Lemonade International is less then two years old, a young organization that’s sure to make a long term impact in La Limonada. Follow them on Twitter – @lemonadeintl

Children’s HopeChest: Tom Davis was doing orphan care work in the 90′s, because of that I have a deep respect for him, and Children’s HopeChest. Recently, they have focused on of human trafficking. Great organization being led by some great people. Follow them on Twitter – @hope_chest.

The Cobblestone Project: A domestic organization that serves the poor in NW. Arkansas! They’re doing some really tangible work that makes a true difference in their community. I love how they network and collaborate with churches, local corporations and other organizations to serve their community. You can go here to learn about those who are leading and shaping the organization. Follow them on Twitter – @csproject

Esther Havens: Esther is a fellow Austinite and humanitarian photographer. Esther uses her art to communicate the story of the global poor, especially those who lack clean water. She’s worked with various organizations such as TOMS Shoes, Invisible Children and Charity: Water. Esther is truly passionate about those who suffer, and she is doing something significant to tell their story to the world. Follow Esther on Twitter – @estherhavens.

Zimbabwe Interview

chrismarlow — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:25:14 +0000

My friend Steven Nicholson interviews Pastor John Chinyowa. Pastor John is the local leader that we serve in Zimbabwe! Needless to say, we are excited to introduce you to P. John, who is a humble servant of God, doing amazing things for the Kingdom, enjoy!

Note: Double click to view video in larger screen, or go directly to our YouTube page.

Video One: P. John shares about why his church serves orphans.

Video Two: P. John shares about his vision to build a new Children’s Home in Zimbabwe.

Video Three: The local Zimbabwe Church on Mission!

Video Four: The Zimbabwe church ask for help!

Child Sponsorship: Giving Always Wins

chrismarlow — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:03:05 +0000

My friend, Todd Hiestand, wrote a great post on the process of child sponsorship. Recently, Todd’s family sponsored a child with Help One Now. Powerful post! Not only can we help change a child’s life through sponsorship, but our lives are also changed by the process.

Giving always wins!

Thanks to the Hiestand’s for sponsoring a kid in Zimbabwe; $35 will truly give hope to that child, and hope to the one who sponsors that child.

Update: Christmas Fundraiser

chrismarlow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:09:56 +0000

Wow! First of all, I want to thank each of you for a great response. Last week we raised $2000 for our kids in Zimbabwe. That’s huge! That being said, we’ve decided to raise the ante, if you will. Why, because we have new information:

Here’s what I now know. It takes $100 to feed 100 kids a meal which includes meat. So, if we raise $5200, each kid would have access to meat at least once-per-week.

We’ve already raised $2000 for the Christmas Campaign. We have over $1000 in our child sponsorship funds, and more people/churches who are raising funds in December. So, we only need $2000 to complete the project.

But wait…it gets better.

With the funds raised it’s going to help launch “The Chicken Project.” So, instead of just buying meat for the kids to eat, we are now going to purchase chickens, so the kids will be able to raise the chickens, get protein from their eggs, and meat from the chickens. Basically, this will help the Musha Wevana Children’s Home to be able to care for themselves. This will help create a sustainable way for this community to be able to love and support themselves once they have the leverage. (chickens)

I think we can do this! We need $2200 raised in the next 22 days. Spread the word, donate, throw a fundraising party…everything counts!

Ideation in Process

chrismarlow — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:55:42 +0000

Great video from our time at The Idea Camp: Justice and Compassion.

Props to Ben Williams for creating the video!