Alpaca for Christmas

| December 26th, 2007

Sophia is Peruvian. Actually, she is a Peruvian citizen and a U.S. citizen. She was born in Lima, Peru and lived the first 5 months of her life there. So, she got an alpaca for Christmas. Alpacas are indigenous to Peru and Ecuador. (For more on our life in Peru, visit the archives.)

Where does one get an Alpaca? Here, of course! So, I guess you’ve figured out that she didn’t actually get an Alpaca. But, somebody in Peru or Ecuador is going to get one from Sophia.

We thought it would be an appropriate crescendo to our anticipation (see advent calendar), using our resources to labor alongside Jesus to bring hope to one of Sophia’s fellow Peruvians.

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Junky Car Club

| October 3rd, 2007

If you are wanting to live with less so you can give more and looking for ways to be more generous to those in need . . . and . . . you care about the issues of poverty and social justice and want to bring awareness to these important issues . . . then the Junky Car Club is for you.

The basic idea is this: You decide to stick with your old ride instead of buying a new car. And, you use the money you would’ve spent on the new car to do something that changes lives . . . like sponsor a child through Compassion International.

Check out the website for yourself.

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