Each year, Jeff Street promotes the Reclaiming Christmas Project, which you can read about here and here.
This year, the Reclaiming Christmas Project will pay for three very important projects, two to assist those in need and one, a gift to the God's Creation itself.
This year, we’re working again with our sister, Karen Thomas Smith, in Morocco. In the past, we have assisted with education efforts for those who are amongst the poorest in the region and we will continue to do so, funding a Literacy and Job Training Program for the women and girls in Tarmilat, Morocco. Insomuch as Morocco is a Muslim country, we believe our efforts there go a long way towards promoting a more peaceful world and better understanding between Christians and Muslims.
Our second project this year is for Medical Assistance in Nicaragua. As the second poorest country in Central America, Nicaragua simply does not have the governmental resources to promptly respond to all the need. As we did last year, we will be working with missionary doctors David and Laura Parajon.
Our third project is a New Thing we’re doing this year. In addition to our projects to help the poorest with a specific need, we’re tackling a project that will go to benefit God’s Creation. The Mother Ann Hydro Power plant produces clean, green energy right here in Kentucky. Thanks to that clean energy, Jeff Street can take part in the Green Energy Program and purchase carbon offsets that work to encourage a cleaner, healthier planet.
By partnering with our Muslim family in Morocco and the needy in Nicaragua AND by giving a gift to the Earth, we will be doing our part to work for God's kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. And what better way is there to honor the birth of the Prince of Peace, the Creator of this old world?
3 comments:
First of all, nice family photo. Nice family. Always a plus, especially as the world currently is running.
Second, I like all of it. Our church has an on-going relationship with the only African-American UM Church in the city of Rockford, Christ the Carpenter, UMC. Neglected by our governing body, the Northern Illinois Conference, they and we have worked over the past couple years to make the church handicapped accessible, user friendly, and just plain usable by giving it new coats of paint, new floors, even rearranging the chancel. CtC has new life because of their pastor, and I would like to think we are less responsible for part of that than we are making sure this new life doesn't fizzle out because the physical plant of the church is in a sorry state of repairs.
And a very Merry Christmas to you and many blessings on your efforts.
This 'reclaiming' Christmas is by far a better movement than complaining to overworked temp staffers at Wal Mart when they say "happy Holidays" as opposed to "Merry Christmas". I like the positive aspects far better.
May God bless you this Advent season, as we all prepare a place in our hearts for the One Who became poor for us.
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