Benevolence Focus, March-April, 2008
One Great Hour of Sharing
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| The Purpose | One Great Hour of Sharing, begun in 1949,
is an ecumenical effort to show our love to the world. Nine Christian denominations work alongside Church World Service,
transforming lives in this country and around the world. Our gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing
- create sustainable sources of income for rural villages
- provide micro-credit to women to start poverty-escaping businesses
- teach trades and job skills to people maimed by landmines
- offer children a chance to survive past the age of 5 and go to school
- help rebuild communities ravaged by natural disasters
- resettle refugees into new lives and much more!
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" Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have" says the writer of Hebrews to the community of faith.
The call was personal, a reminder that our actions as Christians speak as loudly as our words and worship services.
God desires our participation in the lives of others, an expectation made even more pointedly by Jesus when he tells his
followers, "Truly I tell you, just as you did to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did to me" (Matthew 25:40)
On March 30, we will dedicate each person's offering to One Great Hour of Sharing during worship.
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