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Did you know that God loves you and wants so much to have a relationship with Him.  The Bible shows us the plan God put in place for our Salvation.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:9-10
 

• Realize that you are a sinner.

The Bible says:
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23.
 

• Understand that the payment for sin is death.

The Bible says:
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23.
 

• Believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins.

The Bible says:
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8.
 

• Repent of your sins; accept Jesus as your Savior, and ask Him to come into your life.

The Bible says:
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  Romans 10:9


What are you waiting for? It's a free gift that is given to each of us, even though we do not deserve it.  

Email us to let us know if you have any questions or if you would like us to answer any questions  or  if you decided to accept Jesus as your Lord, Savior and Best Friend, we would love to know.  GSG@GiveSendGo.com 

We got an email today from one of our campaign owners. She was responding to our email that goes out that asks if they have anything we could be praying for.  She was asking for help sharing her campaign.   I went to her campaign and saw a story of depression. desperation and self harm.  

GiveSendGo was built as a platform to help people raise money, but it is in the core of who we are, that we are more than just a fundraising platform. We want to be a light to people going through dark times in their lives. We want to be able to offer Hope to the hopeless, and not just because that sounds like a great Christian phrase, but because we believe there is Hope.

 

We responded to her email with this message:

“Hi  xxxxxxx , 

Thanks for contacting us. As I read through your campaign I hear the desperation in your plea and will be praying for you.

1. sounds like you need more help than just people giving you money. I would recommend getting some emotional help where you live. Are there any centers that help people who are depressed / self-harming and homeless? Do you have a church that you would feel comfortable going to and talking with the pastors etc ? If you would like us to research some places for you to connect around you, we will be happy to do so and send you some contacts to reach out to.

1. believe Jesus loves you more than anything and that he provides hope even in the most hopeless situation, which is what your campaign sounds like you are in. Please let us know if you would like us to send resource connections for you to reach out to around where you live.

”

I started thinking , “What if this girl writes back? I guess I will get on the phone and start finding resources in and around her area. I wondered if any Churches in her area would be receptive to helping her if I call?

 

That stopped me in my tracks. What?? I was wondering if the local body of Christ would stop their leadership training classes and sermon prep, their Sunday School or small group times to help someone who was definitely in the “least of these” category.   Wow, that made me sick to my stomach.    Made me think of the different churches I have been apart of. Would they open their doors and resources to help someone, a person who was not a member, a person who had made some bad decisions in their lives, a person who was hurting, mistrusting, and felt unlovable? I came to the unfortunate conclusion that most likely they would not. 

 I am not talking about throwing some money at an unknown situation. I mean embracing the very, very uncomfortable, the unknown, and rolling our sleeves up and deciding to “shine brightly”.

Will we choose to  give with out needing something in return, to show love to someone who might not even seem to want or deserve it. 

 

I know we all would want to say YES,  yes we would stop what we are doing and start share Hope with this person.  But do we?  There are hurting people all around us that might not ever want to step into our church building,  people that are  living  their life feeling hopeless. People that might take all you give to them and then fall back into their destructive way of live.  Is it worth the risk? Is it worth the heartache and frustration?    I think if we were to ask the one who chose to give up everything to rescue us- the one that shows love to us when we fall back into our destructive way of life,

He would say Yes. It is worth the risk .  Love with no strings attached. That is what is means to be a Christ follower. That is how we will see the world change. That is how we will change. Love.

If you, your church or ministry are interested in being on our Hand on the ground team, please send us your name address and contact information.  If a need or someone in your area ever contacts us and needs to be loved on  from someone locally, we would put you in touch. Just through email.  We would send an email to you with the persons emails and a little of their  story we know , and we would send them your email and phone number to help make a connection with resources in your areas.

 

 

 

 

A couple years ago when the elections were happening, I went through a period of time where I felt depressed every time I went on Facebook or watched the news. It felt like no option was a good option and all there was, was bad news and accusations on every side of the coin. It caused me to start living in fear. Fear of the future, fear for my children, fear for my freedoms.

At that time I felt like I heard God say to me “Why are you trying to look at the big picture? Only I can see the big picture. I put you exactly where I want  you and I’m going to use you there. You don’t have to worry about everybody else and what they’re doing. You just worry about what I have for you to do.”

Well, I knew that GiveSendGo was something that God had for me to do, and it was amazing to see my perspective change as I started looking at closely at the Givers, Senders and Goers using the site.  I started to notice exactly what GiveSendGo was being used for.  Ordinary people all over the world making a difference. They were raising money to impact their communities, their churches, their neighbors and friends, they didn’t let worry about world politics or how it was all going to end stop them from doing what God was calling them to do in the moment, and they were making a difference. 

This year already on GiveSendGo, we have seen thousands of people utilizing our platform to spread the Hope of Jesus.  There is good being done in the world. There is hope being shared, despite what we hear in the media.  It is happening when people like you and I, in our own little circles of life, decided to step out and make a difference. Sometimes that calls for raising money to meet a physical need, so Hope can be shared, such as with these few campaigns : 

Here is Emily on an incredibly life changing journey. So many of her friends and family who could not be the one to "Go" right now are supporting her, many with recurring monthly donations: https://www.givesendgo.com/fromsactogreece

Here is a campaign raising money for a family dealing with a tragic death, and the body of Christ joined in to raise over $20,000. https://www.givesendgo.com/NickDehmer

Or this campaign for a Christian ministry start up wanting to provide assistance to families who would like Christian education for their children. https://www.givesendgo.com/dollarperchristian

It was hard to pick just a few.  There are hundreds more campaigns like these on GSG, and it is so exciting to join in and be used to be the hands and feet of Jesus to a world needing a little Help and Hope.  

Check us out today and be a part of making a difference where you are planted.