October 23, 2010

• Make a Difference Day

  It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.  ~Tom Brokaw
  Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It’s not.  ~Dr. Seuss

  October 23, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Held annually the fourth Saturday of October, Make A Difference Day is sponsored by USA WEEKEND and HandsOn Network, a business unit of Points of Light Institute.

  http://www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/signatureevents/MakeADifferenceDay

  How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.  ~Anne Frank
  

  It looks a little cloudy outside, but the weather isn’t bad. Get out there and Make a difference. Some ideas:

  1. Family. Make a difference by spending time and loving those who are closest to you, but you often overlook.

  2. Friends. You know someone who has been having a hard time of it lately. Make a difference in their life.

  3. Prayer. What are the things that you are passionate about? Take them to the One who can Make a difference.

  4. Community. Rake someone’s leaves. We all have them. http://www.usaweekend.com/section/MDDAY has a bunch of ideas. Find out about places that are serving others and Make a difference. Volunteer. Here are some that I personally know are Making a difference, but there are many more:

     a. Good News Ministries: http://www.goodnewsministries.com/ (you know I like them best:))

     b. Wheeler Mission: http://www.wmm.org/

     c. Boys and Girl’s club: http://www.bgcindy.org/ 

     d. Big Brother/Big Sisters: http://bebigforkids.org/ 

     e. Life centers: http://www.lifecenters.com/ 

  5. Church. Isn’t that what church is for? Making a difference? Be a part of one.

  6. All over the world. Think big and Make a difference. Maybe right now it is just by supporting through money–but make sure to go yourself sometime. Here are a couple amazing ministries that I know of:

     a. Gospel for Asia: http://www.gfa.org/

     b. Voice of the Martyrs: http://www.persecution.com/

     c. Word Made Flesh: http://www.wordmadeflesh.org/

  and TADA!!!!! Living Stones. This Wednesday they are having a special Children’s day party of the kids. If you would like to give to that, or any of the other wonderful projects…well, you know I will get very excited about it.

       d. Living Stones: http://www.wribrazil.com/livingstones.html 

  The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.  ~Benjamin Disraeli
  

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