We always need a #GivingTuesday.
There are always people with needs. Just a few years ago it was a viral pandemic that threatened people’s incomes. This year it’s inflation. And that creates an opportunity for us all to help.
Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, of holiday and end-of-year giving.
a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
givingtuesday.org
“GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.”
sharing the HEART of giving
My goal for this blog is to inform and inspire us all to explore the HEART of health in our lives, and the lives of our families and communities. But beyond that, my mission for this blog is
to share the HEART of health with people all over the world,
Watercress Words mission
especially those who face hardship due to poverty, isolation, discrimination, political turmoil, hunger, homelessness, human rights violations, and natural disasters.
So for Giving Tuesday, I’m asking you to give to one or more of the groups I have featured on this blog and personally have or do support. The links below take you to stories about their mission and links to their sites where you can
And the good Samaritan is…
Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan to answer the question,
“Who is my neighbor?”
The term “good Samaritan” means a person who goes out of their way to help someone, especially a stranger, often at personal sacrifice.
A Shining Spirit- Kayla Mueller
Soon after I started this blog a news story caught my attention and my heart.
A young woman volunteer, Kayla Jean Mueller, was abducted following a visit to a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders
Water- life’s greatest need
How important is water? It’s what we all need every day #Jesus#wells#safewater#CHaRA
Sharing the HEART of health in Panama
I have volunteered on several teams with CompassionLink, an organization that serves to provide
HEALTH RESTORED-HOPE SUSTAINED.
Love conquers fear-a memoir by the Napalm Girl, Kim Phuc Phan Thi
updated April 23, 2024 Even if you are not old enough to remember the war the United States fought in VietNam in the 1960s and 1970s, you likely have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of the “Napalm girl” running down a dirt road, fleeing an attack that burned most of her body. Taken to a…
Where will you give?
Besides these places, I know you have needs in your community, maybe your own neighborhood. So look for places like a local food bank, women’s shelter, a homeless outreach, coat distribution, faith-based ministry, school, and many others can can use time, talent, and finances.
Dr. Aletha
watercress words by Dr Aletha 