Monthly Updates

“The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) gives a clear picture of God’s desire for us to help those in desperate need wherever we find them. After describing how the Samaritan rescued a hurting man whom others had passed by, Jesus told His hearers, “Go and do likewise.” For over 40 years, Samaritan’s Purse has done our utmost to follow Christ’s command by going to the aid of the world’s poor, sick, and suffering. We are an effective means of reaching hurting people in countries around the world with food, medicine, and other assistance in the Name of Jesus Christ. This, in turn, earns us a hearing for the Gospel, the Good News of eternal life through Jesus Christ.”

How We Got Involved

For the month of November, we decided to partner with Operation Christmas Child and fill shoeboxes for Christmas. These boxes get sent to over 100 different countries around the world for children who don’t have much. Once a child receives a shoebox, that is the only one they will receive in their lifetime. With the help of friends and family, we filled 16 shoeboxes! What a blessing it is to know that 16 more kiddos will have an extra reason to smile this holiday season. Big thanks to all who participated!

"More than 3.8 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with breast cancer and this devastating disease kills more than 42,000 people each year. That is unacceptable. We’re committed to saving lives and creating a world without breast cancer."

How We Got Involved

In October, we decided to “go pink” and support Susan G Komen’s mission to raise money and awareness to find a cure for breast cancer! We set a goal of raising $500, and we surpassed it with a total of $585!

In addition, we got up early on Saturday, 10/26, and we ran the Susan G Komen 5k! Just the 4 of us participating in this race pays for a mammogram.

The run/walk was a huge success, had great energy, and we felt so wonderful being a part of something so much bigger than us! A huge thank you to everyone who donated and supported us!

“Minnie’s Food Pantry (MFP) is a Plano, Texas based nonprofit organization headquartered in Plano,Texas.  Minnie’s Food Pantry, provides healthy meals, educational resources and red carpet treatment to every person that we serve. We believe that overall wellness begins with food, health and financial education and our ultimate goal is to provide numerous programs that help families gain long-term food security.”

How We Got Involved:

For the month of September, we were able to bring Minnie’s Food Pantry a ton of goodies! Lots of friends, family and neighbors donated to our food drive, and we are so grateful for everyone’s participation! We had some pretty awesome helpers, if I do say so myself!

“We invest the money we raise into organizations with years of experience to build sustainable, community-owned water projects around the world. Our team works closely to ensure that every dollar is accounted for and then provides reports back to our donors. Learn about our approach, the solutions we fund and our partners on the ground."

Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean! But many people around the world don’t have that luxury. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me. 100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.”