Wednesday, February 2, 2011

One Day - One Lunch: February 3rd!

A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor Proverbs 22:9

Every 5 seconds a child dies of starvation.

And the truth is this, most days; this never even crosses our minds.

Perhaps that is because with a number like this- we don’t even know where to begin.

But what if you knew where to begin? What if you knew what to do to make a difference?

And what if that difference simply started with your lunch?

What if all it took was One day and One lunch- to make a huge difference in the life of a child?

What if all you had to do was simply give what you would have spent in one day for one lunch?

If you are reading this today- yes YOU… I’d like to ask you to be a part of something big. God usually preferred to work through people- people like you and people like me. You have two choices right now-you can click off this page and pretend you didn’t read this and go on with your everyday life- or you can choose to see that God brought YOU here- to read this- for a purpose- to be a part of something big.

Don’t worry, I am not going to ask you to do something you can’t- I am asking you to do something you can. The average American spends between $2.00 and $8.00 a day on lunch. If everyone who reads this blog post would simple choose- on February 3rd to give up their ‘lunch money’ and then donate what they would have spent on lunch that day to Lifesong For Orphans for the Adami Tulu preschool in Ziway, Ethiopia. Can you image what Jesus could do? A mere $3.00 feeds a child for ONE MONTH.


Can you imagine the impact we could make- simply by giving being willing to make a small sacrifice for someone else?

So mark your calendar for Feb. 3rd and spread the word about the One Day- One Lunch Project. Put it on FB, add it to your blog- ask your friends, coworkers and church family to join in. Let’s make a small sacrifice- to make one big difference.

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."

~ Mother Teresa

Donations can be given online here: http://www.lifesongfororphans.org/donation.html please indicate it’s to go to the Adami Tulu Preschool.

Or mail checks to:

Lifesong for Orphans
PO Box 40
Gridley, IL 61744
Indicate for the Adami Tulu Preschool

(The One Day – One Lunch Project was started by Addisyn and her family. You can learn more about them and the amazing journey God has put them on here!)


3 comments:

Shelley said...

I would be happy to donate to this tomorrow! I try to bring my lunch but I know what I normally spend when I buy my lunch. Hope that several people read this and donate too!

Amber said...

We're excited to be a part of this...I've spread the word on facebook!! Hoping to bring in a lot of lunch money!!

Eliza Rae said...

I just found your blog through Mandy's blog(M squared). I wanted to let you know that I will be participating in One day-One Lunch tomorrow. I'm also talking to my pastor's wife about our women's ministry getting the stuff together to make the safe birthing kits for the women in Haiti. I'm going to start following your blog and hope to see more great projects like this.
Thank you.
Eliza