Category "relief"
Jack
Hey everybody,
I wanted to give you guys an opportunity to make an eternal impact. Most of the things we do change a moment. We play Xbox, or we order a coffee from Starbucks, or change our Facebook profile picture. They're not bad things, they just have a very small effect on the big world we live in. Like pebbles thrown in an ocean.
But what if we were given the opportunity to alter the course of history just by the click of a button? What if we threw a pebble in the ocean, and it created waves and not ripples?
We are in one of those moments right now. In fact, I would argue that we're ALWAYS in that moment, it's just that we see it a little better right now.
So, as a band we are committing to keep giving, giving, and giving. We'll give whatever amount God tells us to give, and we'll go as many places God tells us to go. We're willing to make the sacrifice, to follow in the footsteps of Jesus into the hard places. And we really want you to come along with us.
So how do we do that? Here's some advice...
1) Get on your face before God and encounter His love. Acts of service and sacrifice are just natural responses to God's love.
2) Give your money. There are problems in Haiti (and the rest of the world) that can be solved. There's great organizations that really need resources!
3) Strapped for cash? Consider doing an extra side job and donate the money. Or just sell all your unused stuff on eBay, and let your buyers know where the proceeds are going.
4) Get out of your house! Step... away... from the computer. : ) Go with your friends to a local homeless shelter and meet some people in need. Find the people that no one wants to touch or talk to, and invest time in their lives.
Come one guys, we want to go to a new level this year! We'd love for you to come back to the website and share your stories on how you've applied this.
We love you so much!
-jack
Here's some other ideas:
Text QUAKE to 85944 to make a $10 donation to Haiti relief through Food For The Hungry
Also check out Hope for Haiti's Children
Leeland Band
Here is a video we have been showing on the Follow You Tour to help show people what Food For The Hungry does. You'll see more footage from our trip to Cambodia with Brandon Heath. For more information on Food For The Hungry, visit FH.org.
Leeland Band
We can’t thank you all enough for praying during this terrible time. Through comments on our blog, we know that hundreds of you are.
Baytown, Texas, on the east side of Houston, is our hometown. The entire area is currently without power. We have countless family and friends who will be without work for weeks to come. The financial toll that a disaster like Hurricane Ike leaves is unbelievable.
Somehow, the homes of all of us in Leeland are completely fine except for Mike's place. The ceiling caved in, and he's going to have to find another place to live. Our church sustained significant damage. There is standing water in the sanctuary. The roof/ceiling leaked tremendously and lots of ceiling tiles caved in. We will be unable to have services at the church building for weeks and the building will need major repairs. We just found out today that the damage to the roof is so bad that the buliding could possibly be condemned. We'll find out soon either way.
Our hope is to rally all of the support we can for all of the people in the place we call home. If it’s on your heart to help, please send a monetary donation to:
1002 Meandering Way
Attn: David Childress
Franklin, TN 37067
Please make checks payable to “Celebration of Life Church.” No matter the size, it all helps.
Thanks for the love. God bless each of you.
Leeland, Jack, Jake, Mike and Matt (Leeland)
