Soles for Souls: a little giving goes a long way

When I lived in Indonesia, I witnessed quite a few people, especially little kids, going barefoot. That’s not such a big deal if you have nice soft grass to walk in, but this was the city, with it’s dirt, garbage, open sewers and all-around grime. I mean, big rats were on those streets at night, people. Would you let your children run barefoot in those conditions?

Friends, today kicks off an exciting grassroots effort to help others.

It’s called Soles for Souls and it’s simple: get 50,000 pairs of shoes on the feet of those who need them in only 50 days. A five dollar donation buys two pairs of shoes.

I was going to donate $5, then realized I could easily double that amount. It’s not too often I can double the pledge amount when I give to a charity. So I’m in for $10.

Four pairs of shoes for $10. You can’t beat that with a stick.

Wanna help? You don’t have to be a shoe diva (or dude) to donate, just a fan of helping others. Follow the link above in the lovely graphic to do that. And to make this more interesting: if 50 of my readers donate $5 each (or more), I’ll kick in another ten bucks. Just let us know in the comments when you donate. Let’s spur each other on to make a difference in the world.

Five bucks equals two pairs of shoes and it goes to the least of these. If you still need incentive to give, check this out: Soles for Souls is going to select one donor to hand deliver shoes in Mexico. How cool is that? You could be like a Shoe Santa Claus, giving shoes to someone who has never had a pair before.

Don’t think your $5 doesn’t matter, because it does. 50,000 is a lot of people, but if many of us give, we can do it!

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:17-18