Giving the Gift of Generosity
World Vision, Lutheran World Relief and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are just some of the groups that released Christmas Gift Catalogues filled with meaningful gift ideas for ''the person who has everything.''
This holiday season, Christian ministries and churches are urging the faithful to give the gift of generosity to their loved ones and change the lives of needy families and children around the world, by selecting from a wide variety of practical donations in “alternative gift catalogues.”
World Vision, Lutheran World Relief and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are just some of the groups that released Christmas Gift Catalogues filled with meaningful gift ideas for “the person who has everything.”
“Give a gift this year that reflects your values and embodies the true spirit of the holiday – and helps support Lutheran World Relief and our work toward a world where everyone lives in justice, peace and dignity,” states an announcement from LWR.
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These catalogues feature a variety of practical gifts that can help improve and even save lives of families in third-world countries. Donors can choose from very small gifts like giving a “brood of hens for fresh eggs” for $25 dollars, to giving the gift of sight for $560, to even building a school for $22,000.
“Build a school with up to three rooms accommodating as many as 90 African or Asian children each year…” states the World Vision catalogue. “The gift of learning and literacy will be passed on for generations.”
For more tangible gifts, the Lutheran World Relief and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America catalogues also include socially-responsible gifts such as “fair trade” coffee, chocolate, scarves or ornaments that can be wrapped and sent to loved ones.
“By purchasing coffee, tea or cocoa through the LWR Coffee Project and chocolate through the LWR Chocolate Project you can give delicious gourmet products while also ensuring that farmers get a fair price for their crops,” a statement from the Lutheran World Relief reads.
For more information on these catalogues or to buy a gift online, visit: www.worldvision.org, www.elca.org, and www.lwr.org.
