Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Charitable Missions: Supporting International Charity

By Christopher Laubinger

Doing mission work is truly an eye opening experience. It is common for churches or religious groups to sponsor missionary trips however, it is not always the case since most of the charitable missions are started by different institutions too. Most of the time we see missionary trips involve traveling to different locations with different programs planned out such as rebuilding schools or constructing children hospitals. Since the idea behind mission work is to help those who cannot help themselves, we see charities take action in both local and international scale.

However, we cannot remove the fact that most people have vested interest whenever they do volunteer work. We must remember that volunteering has to be done without conditions because self-interest hinders others to grow. Self-interest defeats the purpose of helping others. We must be skeptical on choosing the right organization. We must always maximize our time and resources on matters worth our efforts.

One way to maximize our scarce time and resources, we must constantly monitor the progress the charity we are involved with. If we believe that the future will be better then we need to invest time & resources to our youth. Sponsor a child who came from a poor community so that you can help shape the future of the child and his community. We must therefore look into volunteering to charitable institutions that support children of great potential who aspire to become successful adults one day.

Sponsor an international child to see the progress as it happens. Maybe you don't have the time or the inclination to volunteer your time, and perhaps you feel as though the money you send away to charities might not go to the intended purposes. Although most charities do what they say they'll do, it's good to be somewhat skeptical when it comes to sending your money somewhere. If you want to see the actual progress made by the money you send then you may want to consider sponsoring an international child.

There are certain programs that allow you to actually choose your beneficiary based on their legal age, gender, or location. Helping is rewarding for both us and the beneficiary. Here are a few websites of organizations that allow you to sponsor a child: Compassion International www.compassion.com World Vision www.worldvision.org Food for the Hungry www.fh.org Gospel for Asia www.gfa.org Child Africa www.childafrica.org

Perhaps you feel as though the money you give away to charitable organizations might not go to the intended purposes or maybe you can't afford to volunteer your time to charities. It's good to be somewhat skeptical when it comes to sending your money somewhere, nothing's really nothing wrong with that.

This is merely a brief listing of all the organizations that operate to allow people in highly developed nations to sponsor a child in need. If you are looking for a way to give some money, but to also witness the results, then this may be a good match for you. Charities are in need throughout the entire year. Even though the holidays sometimes prompt people to give more generously, you should strive to give monetary donations and some of your own time as much as you can through the whole year. - 15437

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