Rick Warren, who will be speaking during the BGCT annual meeting, believes churches should take on the significant issues of the world — poverty, lack of education, lack of freedom, etc. He believes God called Christians to such action and that congregations can have an impact on these large matters.
I like to call these topics God-sized issues. Without Him, they can never be resolved.
The genocide in Sudan is one of those God-sized issues. The only way the situation can get any better is if people follow God’s calling on their respective lives to make a difference there.
One of the groups of Texas Baptists who is following that call is the Texas Baptist Men Royal Ambassadors and Challengers. These elementary, middle school and high school young men took a small action they hope will have a significant impact on the country — they bought toolboxes so fathers can learn job skills to support their displaced families.
Here’s the official release, including how you can get involving in the toolboxes project:
Texas Baptist young men are sending more than 190 toolboxes to Sudan to help to men in the devastated nation learn carpentry skills so they can support their families.
Elementary, middle and high school boys across the state who are part of Texas Baptist Men’s Royal Ambassadors and Challengers missions education programs collected money and purchased toolboxes and tools to send to Sudan. Each toolkit is filled with about $150 of tools.
Sudan is the location of some of the worst human rights infractions in the world. More than 2 million people have fled their homes and 200,000 people have been killed. The United Nations has claimed the Sudanese government is supporting these efforts, but the government has denied the accusations.
The toolkits will be used to teach people skills so men can support their displaced families.
Keith Mack, TBM children and youth missions and ministry consultant, praised the boys’ commitment to helping people in Sudan. Each boy raised the money for the toolboxes and purchased the tools.
The experience helped the boys see how God is working around the globe, Mack said.
“This has been a great opportunity for men and boys,” he said. “While they are collecting the tools, they can also pray for the men that will be receiving the tools.”
Though TBM is through collecting toolboxes, individuals can donate money to send additional tools to Sudan. Checks can be designated “Toolboxes for Sudan” and sent to Texas Baptist Men, 5351 Catron, Dallas, 75227.
June 13, 2007 at 10:45 am |
Hi there, i really loved the ethos of your post and the small stone creating the ripple effect. The charity i work with ‘changing lives projects’ believes that even a small act of kindness creates a ripple with no logical end. They are closely linked with a organization called Source2resource which sources products from developing nations and retails them online and gives 10% back into charities working with people on the ground, in the developing nations. Their motto is to ‘give a hand up..not a hand out’ and they seek to provide a sustainable future for these people. They sell their products under fair deal status which gives a fair deal for the grower, consumer and the projects which change lives.