its not too early to start thinking about christmas presents...

or any time, just because presents. 

and here are a few really good ideas...

the samaritan's purse chirstmas gift catalog is a really good place to start.

for $9 you can feed a hungry baby for a week

for $75 you can rescue a child from exploitation

for $15 you can teach a child to read and write

for $250 you can transform the life of a disabled child

for $45 you can buy 10 fruit trees for a community

for $50 you can help stock a fish pond

for $70 you can buy a community some dairy animals

for $35 you can provide a community honey bees and all the starter equipment and training to start a successful honey business

for $75 you can furnish a weeks worth of hot meals to a child

for $10 you can provide a treated mosquito bed net

for $4 you can provide a weeks worth of milk for a child

for $14 you can buy a starter brood of a dozen chicks

for $130 you can buy an emergency shelter

...clean water, emergency medication, care for AIDS orphans and widows, family survival kits, help sending missionary doctors, build a house for a family, household water filters, freshwater wells, shoes, clothes, blankets, and so much more...

buy some toms shoes and a child gets a pair, too.

world vision is another great organization that i wrote about here that gives you the opportunity to bless people with the things they need...

trade as one is a fair trade organization that empowers people to create sustainable business and break the cycle of poverty in the developing world.

you can empower a child and get to know them through compassion international.

so many opportunities to stay connected, show Jesus' love, and save lives. we are powerful in each others lived and in the lives of people we don't even know.

we are supposed to take care of eachother.

so...happy early christmas present shopping......

xox