Steps toward stewardship

As part of our stewardship month @ Aldersgate UMC our student ministry has grown by one more! We have committed to provide $38/month in order to provide care for a child in need, through compassion international. We don't yet know who this child is... I should received this information in the mail w/i the week and will be sure it along to everyone @ that point.

It will not be very costly, it will cost each youth about a dollar a month. But what I don't want is for the youth to ask your parents for a dollar to give to our compassion child. Instead I want our youth to use money that they would normally use on themselves to give it away to help someone they will most likely never meet. If they don't have a dollar, they need to find a way to earn a dollar. In this way we are putting into practice John Wesley's stewardship words to the early Methodist when he taught them to Earn all they can, Save all they can (live simply, don't spend your money in extravigant/foolish ways), in order that you may Give away all you can!

It is my hope that each year when October rolls around and our youth group continues to grow in number and passion for following the Risen Jesus that we will also grow by one more compassion child! Together we can use what God has given us to broaden God's circle of care to those in need!

Here's a link to Compassion Internationals Blog, check it out: http://blog.compassion.com/