ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
It’s not too late to join our 3rd annual 300,000 Steps Challenge! Walk, hike, run, or gallop 10,000 steps per day during the month of November to help make wholeness possible for children experiencing poverty around the world.
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This year our goal is to raise $14,500 for the Emergency Fund through the Steps Challenge. On a regular basis, sponsored children’s lives are upended by drought, flooding, medical diagnoses, mental health crises, and other emergency needs.
You may remember a few months ago we asked you to pray for a sponsored child in Botswana who received the devastating news that a mass in his chest was cancerous. Because of generous donations to the Emergency Fund, his medical bills totaling over $10,000 have been paid in full! In a country where there are no payment plans, and medical care must be paid for immediately, it’s hard to fathom the relief for his mom who makes less than $100 each month.
This boy is still trudging through his cancer journey and undergoing chemotherapy treatment, but he and his mom have been relieved of the added stress of this ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? overwhelming financial burden. We praise the Lord for His provision through your generosity and we continue to pray for his complete healing.
When you register for the Steps Challenge for $30 per person and use it as an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the Children of Promise Emergency Fund, you enable us to respond immediately and be there for the kids when extraordinary needs arise in their lives.
Everyone who raises (or donates!) $100 to the Steps Challenge will receive a limited edition CofP shirt! By sharing the Children of Promise story and raising money for the Emergency Fund, you can proudly declare, “I’m making wholeness possible!”
AMPLIFY YOUR IMPACT!
Every dollar you give to Children of Promise is making wholeness possible for kids around the world. You are making space at the table for kids to pursue the dreams God has laid on their hearts.
But did you know you can amplify your impact?
We’re elated to tell you about an amazing opportunity: corporate matching gifts! Through a corporate matching gift program, you can turn a one-dollar donation into two, three, or even four dollars!
Matching gifts occur when companies agree to match donations the their employees make to eligible causes. However, millions of eligible donors have no idea whether their companies offer such a program! As a result, more than $4 to $7 billion in available matching gift funding goes unclaimed each year!
Great news! Over 24,000 companies will match donations made by their current employees, retirees, and even employee spouses!
Amplifying your impact is simple and straightforward. Here are the general steps:
- Research your eligibility: Find out if your company offers a matching gift program by visiting www.childrenofpromise.global/giftmatching. Just enter your employer’s name into the database and you will immediately receive your eligibility information.
- Submit a request: Request a matching gift from your employer by filling out a form. Typically, these forms are online, and you just need to enter a few details like the donation date and amount.
- Amplify your impact: That’s it! We’ll do the rest and work with your company to process the matching gift!
EVERGREEN
As the autumn leaves fall to the ground and the landscape indicates that winter is quickly approaching, it’s the evergreen trees that stand out in stark contrast to the trees that go dormant for a season. The evergreen trees remain vibrant and colorful, providing shelter and protection for small animals from their harsh surroundings.
Green in every season.
Growing in every season.
There in every season.
For 32 years, Children of Promise has been like an expanding evergreen forest; there in every season.
Children of Promise was there when Grace’s family couldn’t provide sufficient nutrition to help their daughter grow.
Children of Promise was there when Edwin had dreams of becoming a teacher, but his mom couldn’t afford his elementary school uniform.
Children of Promise was there when Petro had malaria and typhoid simultaneously, and lifesaving medical care was out of reach for his family.
Children of Promise was there when droughts and floods led to famine in entire communities.
And Children of Promise was there for Thida when she was growing up in an unchurched home and met Jesus at the local church.
In the lives of sponsored children around the world, Children of Promise has always been…
EVERGREEN, there in every season.
This Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, we’ll launch our year-end fundraising campaign, “Evergreen.” Be on the lookout for special donation matching opportunities starting on December 3 and throughout the month.
If you just can’t wait until December 3, we invite you to take a sneak peek for more information at www.childrenofpromise.global/evergreen.
It’s God’s faithfulness and your generous partnership that has made it p ossible for Children of Promise to be an evergreen presence in the lives of children for 32 years. THANK YOU. Join us as we take steps this December to ensure an evergreen future for the next generation.
BRAND NEW STATEMENTS
As an organization we are always looking for ways to improve our systems to make the sponsorship experience better for you, our directors, and the children for whom we work.
One of the things we’ve been working on behind the scenes for the past several months is updating our giving statements that are distributed to you regularly.
Many of you will be receiving this new statement for the first time this month. Go to our website, www.childrenofpromise.global/NewStatements to access a detailed explanation. If you have questions or concerns, please call Debbie Evans at 765-648-2119 or email her at devans@childrenofpromise.global.
We hope this tool will help you track your giving as we all work together to make wholeness possible for kids around the world!
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