{"id":1880,"date":"2011-11-09T07:21:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T12:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2011-11-09T07:21:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T12:21:52","slug":"what-if-you-could-give-the-gift-of-change-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/11\/what-if-you-could-give-the-gift-of-change-this-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"What if you could give the gift of change this Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Children’s HopeChest empowers you to change the story<\/strong> for a child trapped by extreme poverty or abandonment or violence. The idea behind Change Their Story<\/strong> is deliberately simple and easy to understand. We’ve opened pre-registration for Change Their Story…just click the link, enter your e-mail, and we’ll send you the launch information next week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRE-REGISTER FOR CHANGE THEIR STORY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, Americans are forecast to spend about $700 each on Christmas presents. Billions of dollars in spending–and the resulting debt–don’t seem to make us happier or better people.<\/p>\n

So we thought we’d give you something better to spend your money on. \"CTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here’s where you come in. Change Their Story is an empowerment platform. It provides you with an online fundraising page, and the tools to share your story with your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and social networks. We invite you to tell your story while changing a story for a child served by HopeChest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What would you find on their wishlist?<\/h3>\n

Things like regular food, water that won’t make you sick (or kill you), a doctor’s visit, and a school uniform. But unlike us, these kids don’t have a family to spend $700 on those needs.\u00a0 <\/strong>We need your help do to that.<\/p>\n

SIGN UP HERE TO GET THE LAUNCH EMAIL!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you sign up for Change Their Story as a “HopeRaiser,” you are committing to<\/p>\n

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  1. Getting fewer Christmas presents this year.<\/li>\n
  2. Asking everyone you know to help you raise at least $1,000.<\/li>\n
  3. Changing a child’s story from poverty & despair, to thriving hope and opportunity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Everyone likes Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope, and a future.”\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/em>This Christmas you can BE the hope and PROVIDE the future that God promises in that verse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It’s pretty simple. Here’s all you need to do to become a HopeRaiser:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Register online. (Pre-registration link<\/a>)<\/li>\n
    2. Fill out the form, and make a gift to yourself (be your own first donor)<\/li>\n
    3. Set up your personal fundraising page<\/li>\n
    4. Email, Facebook, Tweet, and share what you’re doing with everyone you know.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      When it’s all said and done, we want to put $100,000 into the lives of over 10,000 orphans and vulnerable children living in 9 countries. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

      DON’T WAIT! CLICK TO PRE-REGISTER!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

      If you don’t already know, Children’s HopeChest is a Christian orphan
      \ncare ministry serving over 10,000 orphans and vulnerable children living in nine countries.<\/p>\n

      If you’d like more information about the organization before making a decision, please visit our Welcome Center<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about our mission, leaders, and programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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