Support Adoption & Maybe Win an iPad

I have a heart for orphans and for adoption. Still waiting on the Lord to know if it's His will for us to adopt at some point or just support orphans and adoption in a more general way. In the meantime, I'll support the efforts of others to adopt.

IveyRock at Your Wild and Precious Life will be traveling to Eastern Europe on May 30th as part of the process to adopt siblings Max and Lena through Reece's Rainbow. To raise the remaining funds they need in the short time remaining, they're hosting an iPad giveaway. Check out the details at http://iveyrock.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/ipad-giveaway/

Christmas Shopping Ideas that Make a Difference

My new friend Amber compiled this list of places you can shop this Christmas (or all year round!) that will have a positive impact on our world:

• Moju Project -- really cool t-shirts, every shirt you buy feeds an orphan for a month
• Kingdom Kids Adoption -- buying cultural items from this shop enables African widows to keep and support their children, proceeds also go to support a hospice program for women who are HIV positive
• Tiny Rock Star -- really cool t-shirts mostly for babies and kids, every shirt you buy feeds an orphan for a month
• Kingdom Ventures -- various fair trade items, provides income for former prostitutes
• Hand and Cloth -- blankets made from saris, provides income for former prostitutes
• Sari Bari -- blankets made from saris, provides income for former prostitutes
• Trade as One -- various fair trade items, fighting poverty
• World Crafts Village -- various fair trade items, fighting poverty
• Blessing Basket -- baskets from Bangladesh, Ghana, Uganda, fighting poverty
• Made By Survivors -- various items, made by survivors of slavery and persons that are at risk of being trafficked into slavery
• Free Set Global -- handbags, made by former prostitutes in India
• Punjammies -- part of the International Princess Project, pajamas made by former slaves in India
• Cards From Africa -- handmade cards, supports orphaned children in Rwanda
• Just Love Coffee -- buy coffee, help orphans. Proceeds go to support Kids Care Orphanage or a specific cause. If you'd like to help Amber and her husband bring home two girls (one from China, one from Ethiopia), shop at this link.