Today is one of those days that contribute to the encouragement factor.
We are reflecting on a $500 gift we just heard about from a church in North Carolina. Also, today, a draft proposal for the Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS initiative has been forwarded for consideration by a gifted professional in Chicago without charge. I've also been in touch with another wonderfully gifted professional from USC who is interested in helping out with one of the most significant aspects of the Zimbabwe strategy; the formulation of a forum of national initiatives. Then a friend sent me a Facebook message to say that he has arranged for an on-going donation to be deposited in our home office account monthly. When I checked the account this morning, I discovered personal contributions that people had quietly made without any indication to us of their having done so ... giving without regard to reward. How gratifying is THAT ... for all concerned?
Words cannot express how special it is when individuals and/or groups of individuals respond to an inner prompting to invest in what our lives are invested in. It brings a warm deep-down understanding that someone else's heart is beating in rhythm with ours ... that we're not alone in the huge endeavor.
There's a fine line between "soliciting funds", and "making a need known."
We are not into soliciting funds, but the need is great!
Should you be moved to participate in a tangible way, please contact me at budwestcoast@shaw.ca and I'll be more than happy to point you in a direction that will allow you to select one of a few carefully accounted for, tax deductible ways to be involved.
Don't you just LOVE it when a day like today comes along?
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