Thank you for participating

Oakseed Ministries would like to express a great big thank you for all the people and churches who took part in the 40 Days of Lent Project. It was encouraging to hear stories from many of you who called or wrote us to tell us about what type of project they were going to do for the 40 days of Lent.

One woman called us to ask about the 40 Days of Lent Project because she really wanted to do something special this Lent season. I told her about how some people were doing the House Coffee Friend project where the participants decided to not order specialty coffee at Starbucks and other coffee shops but only order the house coffee. They have then donated the money they saved to Oakseed Ministries to be sent to our ministry partners (MISIUR) in Peru to help build homes for the poorest of the poor who lost everything in the recent earthquake. This woman told me she didn’t drink coffee, so what else could she do?

I then told her about the Fast Food Friend project, about keeping a tab on what you spend at a fast food restaurant during the 40 Days of Lent and then sending that amount to Oakseed to send on to MISIUR. It would be like taking a poor person out to eat with you whenever you went to a fast food restaurant. This woman said she hand’t eaten in a fast food restaurant in almost 20 years, what else could she do?

I told her about the Movie Friend project, about choosing to rent a movie instead of going to the theater and sending the cost difference to Oakseed Ministries to send on to MISIUR. Turns out she doesn’t go to movies either.

Finally, I told her about the Spare Change Friend project, where people would collect all their spare change during the 40 Days of Lent and then send it to Oakseed Ministries. This was exaclty what she was looking for. She told me that every time she looked at a penny she would say a prayer for the children in Peru as she collected the coin.

We at Oakseed Ministries would like to thank everyone who participated and has sent their 40 Days of Lent Project contributions into the office. If you are still planning on sending in your Project donation, you can send it to Oakseed Ministries International, PO Box 607, Dunn Loring, VA 22027. We would also really enjoy it if you would write a little note letting us know what Project you participated in and things you might have learned.

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40 Days of Lent

(February 8th to March 22)

Fasting is doing without for the purpose of clearing the way for insight into your walk with God. Here are seven ways that you can do without as an act of thanksgiving for what God has done for you. As you take this action, by yourself or with others, ask God to give you greater understanding of the riches that are yours in Christ.

“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the rihes of his glorious inheritance in the saits, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. - Ephesians 1:17-19

What you set aside, from one or all of these activities, can compound to become a great blessing for someone else. After 40 days, send what you have collected to Oakseed Ministries. These funds will be sent to Peru to our ministry partner MISIUR to build homes for the poorest of the poor who have lost everything in the recent earthquake.

Projects

Fast Food Friend

Whenever you eat at a fast food restaurant, double the amount, and give the second meal price to the ministry. If your meal costs $6.95, then you donate $6.95 to the ministry.

Spare Change Friend

At the end of the day, take the spare coins in your pocket and put them in a jar. After 40 days send the amount in the jar to Oakseed.

House Coffee Friend

For the 40 days of Lent, whenever you want to order a specialty coffee, order a house coffee and donate the difference.

Movie Friend

Instead of going to the theatre, go rent a movie. Then donate the difference of going to a movie for two: If the movie theatre costs $15, and a movie rental costs $3. You send $12 to the ministry.

Family Dinner Friend

Instead of eating out in a restaurant, your family buys the goods at the grocery store and cooks it together at home. The difference from eating out and cooking is then given to the ministry. Example: Eating out costs $60. Buying groceries and eating in costs $20. Give $40 to the ministry.

No News is Good News Friend

Choose not to buy the morning newspaper for 40 days. Instead get your news from the radio, television or internet. The money you save, give to the ministry.

Give up 5 minutes a day for 40 days

Take your monthly pay check and divide it by 20 (days) and divide that by 96 (96 - 5 minute segments to an 8 hour work day). Take that amount and multiply it by 40 (days). It is only five minutes a day you are setting aside for another.