Sunday, December 30, 2007

Donation Corner: Walking On Water

I have Lehr to thank for this one. He pointed me to this site a while back, but due to the overabundance of charities I wanted to highlight before the holidays, I'm just now getting to post this.

Walking On Water is a non-profit, Christian-based organization that focuses on sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This work is done primarily through surf camps in California. They also use surf films, called "Outreaches" on their website, which feature pro surfers as the Gospel message is presented.

The most unique thing I've found about Walking On Water is their approach to mission trips. They focus their trips to areas where Christ is not known and where He might not be known due to difficulty entering those areas as a missionary. The "10/40 Window" is their emphasis: "this Window extends from West Africa to East Asia, from 10 degrees north to 40 degrees north of the equator. This region includes 61 countries, two-thirds of the world’s population, 82 percent of the poorest of the poor, and 97 percent of the least-evangelized people groups." Walking On Water hopes to make a presence in these areas by befriending the surf community.

There are several ways to support this organization. Financial contributions are always welcome. They also have an online store where you can purchase clothing. Non-monetary aid is needed in the way of prayer
, awareness, and volunteering.

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