Mission Update

What Can My Undesignated Pledge to Mission Buy?

What does $1 mean to you? A cup of coffee, a gourmet cookie, part of a tall latte, or change for the parking meter? Something small and possibly non-essential? Imagine giving up that treat so that someone else may benefit.

$1 might provide:

  • a box of hypodermic needles for a clinic
  • vaccine to immunize six children for DPT
  • ˝ pound of pea seeds
  • 2 packages of lettuce seeds
  • 2 bottles of cholroquine syrup to treat children with malaria
  • a box of dustless chalk for a school
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    $2 might provide:

  • a day of childcare for one child in many countries
  • a day’s food for a patient in a substance-abuse residence in Russia
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    $5-$10 might provide:

  • an educational field trip for one child in the United States
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    $20-$50 can provide:

    $80, $120, or $280 can provide micro-credit loans for a woman to begin a business. Examples:

  • In Uganda, with 150 chickens, she can sell eggs and chicken manure, accumulate savings, and provide a better life for her children.
  • In Mexico, a woman can purchase supplies to start a candle-making business.
  • In Guatemala, a woman can set up a seamstress or tailoring business.
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    $100 – $350 can provide:

  • $100 – one winter clothing outfit for 1 child in the U.S.
  • $125 – a week at camp for 1 child in the U.S.
  • $250 – training for 1 midwife in many countries
  • $350 – a week of after-school programs & enrichment activities for 1 child in the U.S.
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    Will you forego a "treat" for yourself each week and increase your Pledge to Mission by that amount? Imagine the gratitude of one who benefits from your undesignated giving! Add an additional coin to your World Thank Offering box in gratitude that you can have access to non-essentials.

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