Giving Tuesday - Organizations We Love Supporting!

It is Giving Tuesday! Kind of ironic, after the biggest days of shopping. Giving Tuesday is a global day where we are asked to give back. Here are a few of the organizations we love to support. Granted my list could go on and on. Please share your favorites with us as well!

Heart for Africa - My sister has traveled to Swaziland with this organization twice. They are currently caring for 103+ orphaned and vulnerable children in a country where the life expectancy is only 29! They also employee 250+ people from the local community in jobs such as farming, jewelry making, and caring for the children.

Mercy House - Mercy House supports maternity homes located in Africa. They exist to support and  provide alternative options for pregnant girls living on the streets in Kenya. They assist the girls with nutrition, housing, prenatal care, counseling, and job skills for sustainable living while sharing the Gospel. I participate in Fair Trade Friday which helps to support Mercy House.

Sole Hope - Sole Hope is located in Uganda. They help create jobs for people in the community while creating shoes to prevent jiggers. I have hosted a Shoe Cutting Party and it was super easy and fun!

The Lighthouse Foundation - The Lighthouse is located in Butler, PA. Our church has partnered with them to provide Blessing Bags at Thanksgiving, teach healthy cooking classes, volunteer with the toy shop at Christmas, and providing the items for Easter meals. The Lighthouse is a Christian organization that meets the needs of improvised families and individuals in Northern Allegheny and Butler counties.

Acts 29 - Acts 29 is a global, diverse family of church-planting churches. Advance Community Church is part of this network. It is Gospel-centered with a focus on advancing the mission of Jesus through planting churches across the globe.

IF Gathering - IF exists to gather, equip, and unleash the new generation of of women to live out their purpose. IF is a disciple-making organization that works with local churches. I love IF! We hosted a simulcast of IF in 2015 and are looking forward to hosting again in 2016. Check out IF:Equip and other resources!

My Eternal Refuge - This organization has helped to provide a school, medical clinic, and a water purification plant in a community in the Dominican Republic. Our church's mission trips work in the school and clinic. You can learn more about the work Advance Community Church is doing in the Dominican Republic at the church website.



Please consider how you might support ministries like these - today and even in the future. They all are working to meet the needs of people around the world for the glory of God.