Oh Mercy
Generosity. Reluctantly, I will admit that I have rarely given to causes that mean something to me. -- Later. When I have the time. When I have enough money to give something meaningful. But, I really want those shoes, and world peace isn't likely to happen anyway. -- Despite a deficit in Karma credits, the generosity heaped on me in the past year is astounding. People have found ways to be generous with their time, financially, professionally, and with their hearts. Gestures others may have called small have carried me thousands of emotional miles. I am forever changed by the generosity others have shown me.
Part of this change is that I am now giving more, even when my gesture feels embarrassingly humble. I am beginning to identify organizations that our family will support and follow, organizations that allow us to give back to Antonia's birth land. Mercy Ships is one such organization. Mercy Ships provides health care to people throughout Africa. They have been doing it a while, seem to have weathered a few storms.
Here is there website: http://www.mercyships.org/
For just this week, if you buy a shirt from Sevenly, a bunch of the proceeds go to Mercy Ships: http://www.sevenly.org/