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Justice & Compassion
We believe the gospel is not only about proclamation but also
about demonstration in terms of bringing restoration, reconciliation, justice and
compassion "to earth as it is in heaven." The following are examples of
how we are seeking to accomplish this.
Take It Or Leave It Free Clothing Drive & Give-Away
For the past 2 years we've hosted a free clothing drive
and give-away for our community in the latter part of the summer. Watch for
details in the summer of 2011.
Justice & Compassion Brainstorming
Interested in local Social Justice issues?
Want to show Love in Action to our community? Do you have ideas for Compassion
ministries? Join our team in putting in place some plans for
the upcoming ministry year at a JUSTICE & COMPASSION
BRAINSTORMING SESSION facilitated by Kyle Jantzen on Tuesday, September 14 from 8-9
p.m. in the Southview Room.
Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre
Formula 4 Hope Baby Bottle Campaign
Each Mother's Day, we make baby
bottles available for each family to collect change in support of the
Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre until Father's Day.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child brings joy
and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through
gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God's love. This program of
Samaritan's Purse provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be
involved in a simple, hands—on missions project while focusing on the true
meaning of Christmas - Jesus Christ.
www.samaritanspurse.ca.
Thanks to all who contributed a
shoebox to OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD at Christmas 2009. We collected 576
boxes in total for this worthwhile project of Samaritan’s Purse.
Love in Action
A ministry of HRAC where we serve
people with tangible needs in our larger community.
Turn on the Tap
In October of 2007, HRAC seeded
several thousand dollars to our small groups in order for them to multiply -
through creative fund raising projects - and support Samaritan's Purse's
Turn on the Tap project. This project seeks to bring clean drinking water
to thousands of people around the world, thus helping break the vicious
cycle of poverty.
Compassion Canada
Child sponsorship focuses on helping
the most vulnerable members of society — children. It provides opportunities
that are simply not available to most of the world's poorest children, such
as schooling, health care, social benefits and Christian discipleship.
World Vision HopeChild Sponsorship
AIDS is more than a pandemic. It is
the greatest humanitarian crisis of all time. More than 40 million people
are infected with the virus.
A HopeChild lives in an area with a
high prevalence of HIV, has been identified by his or her community as
"vulnerable," and requires extra assistance. This does not mean that the
sponsored child has HIV. HopeChild sponsorship provides things like:
...basic health care as well as HIV
and AIDS treatment
...access to schooling as well as HIV
and AIDS prevention education
...nutritious food and clean water
...care for orphans and vulnerable
children
...training of volunteers to look
after children's emotional, physical, and spiritual needs
Opportunity International
Opportunity International heeds
Christ’s call to serve the poor by providing opportunities for impoverished
people to transform their lives through micro-enterprise development —
providing small business loans and training so people can work out of
poverty with dignity. This strategy demonstrates that God’s concern for the
poor is not just to meet their economic needs, but to empower them to meet
their own needs.
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