My wife and I believe in giving to worthy charities as a way to
show our thankfulness to God at Thanksgiving. I'd like to share with you
two Lutheran Charities we support and will continue to do so during the
year: ORPHAN GRAIN TRAIN OF CASTLE ROCK, and SHEPHERD'S CANYON RETREAT.
These are also good places for your Christmas year-end gift-giving.
ORPHAN GRAIN TRAIN OF CASTLE ROCK is getting
ready to ship their 6th shipping container of 2016 filled with used
clothing to Latvia where it will be divided among four Christian
orphanages. Each container contains 1,642 boxes of used clothing sorted
and packed by the members and friends of Epiphany Lutheran Church,
Castle Rock, CO. This clothing is shipped around the world with funds
raised by Epiphany OGT, and each container costs $7,000 to $14,000 each
to ship. "Thrivent Choice" dollars is a good way to donate, or just send
your checks to Orphan Grain Train, 6557 Turnstone Ave, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Garry at gdfuller@ogt.org can answer your questions.
SHEPHERD'S CANYON RETREAT is an 8-day intense
therapeutic experience where full-time church workers (and spouses) can
go who need a renewal of strength to keep serving the Lord. Located at
"Standing Stones" Retreat Center, SCR has helped hundreds of pastors,
DCE's, missionaries, chaplains and other church workers to work through
struggles they face in their work for the Lord. Attendees must provide
their own funds (av. $3,000 each) and are given direction hopefully to
remain in their tasks, rather than leave their ministry. Dave Anderson, chairman of SCR, directs this worthwhile work. Contact him at Dave@shepherdscanyonretreat.org if you have questions. Mail your gifts to SCR, Box 51510, Phoenix, AZ, 85076.
Either of these fine ministries will use your
gifts to show your thankfulness to God. Some people make charitable
gifts directly from their IRA annual distributions. That's what we do.
"OH GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD." (Psalm 118:1)
Rev. Bob Tasler, www.bobtasler.com
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