http://www.toddhiestand.com/giving-gifts-to-jesus-and-the-poor/12/ Field Notes on Bi-Vocational Church Leadership in Suburban America Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.toddhiestand.com/giving-gifts-to-jesus-and-the-poor/12/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Todd Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:07:53 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/?p=349#comment-3140 Cool stuff Kevin. I'll check these out! Cool stuff Kevin. I’ll check these out!

]]> http://www.toddhiestand.com/giving-gifts-to-jesus-and-the-poor/12/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Kevin Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:03:10 +0000 http://www.toddhiestand.com/?p=349#comment-3105 Todd, I've thought a lot about this for the last few weeks. I bought most of my gifts from a "fair trade" organization that sells hand made clothing, jewlery and art from poor artisans in 3rd world situations. Most of the money goes into the pockets of the artisans that make the products. It's called Ten Thousand Villages http://www.tenthousandvillages.com Other practical things I've thought of was to tell a few relatives not to give you gifts, but to donate the money to a charity. It beats getting those meaningless gift certificates that you really don't care about anyway. Wouldn't that be more meaningful and less stressful than exchanging gifts that neither person really likes anyway? Todd, I’ve thought a lot about this for the last few weeks. I bought most of my gifts from a “fair trade” organization that sells hand made clothing, jewlery and art from poor artisans in 3rd world situations. Most of the money goes into the pockets of the artisans that make the products.
It’s called Ten Thousand Villages
http://www.tenthousandvillages.com
Other practical things I’ve thought of was to tell a few relatives not to give you gifts, but to donate the money to a charity. It beats getting those meaningless gift certificates that you really don’t care about anyway. Wouldn’t that be more meaningful and less stressful than exchanging gifts that neither person really likes anyway?

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