Ways You Can Help Fund Rabbi Yehudah’s (Kris Shoemaker’s)
Summer Mission Trips
In these hard
economic times it’s hard to make ends meet for ones self, let alone give to a
ministry you desire to support. Some of these suggestions are serious, and some
are comical so as to achieve the number 101, nonetheless, please consider ways
you can bless this ministry. Thank You!
1.
Take
your lunch to work.
2.
Bring
your snacks to work.
3.
Bring
a thermos of coffee to work.
4.
Pick
up pennies when you see them.
5.
Collect
and redeem aluminum cans.
6.
Collect
and redeem plastic bottles.
7.
Collect
and redeem glass bottles.
8.
Collect
and redeem copper.
9.
Collect
and redeem steel.
10.
Collect
and redeem papers.
11.
Pawn
stuff you do not need any longer.
12.
Have a
garage or yard sale.
13.
Have a
bake sale.
14.
Buy
generic instead of name brands.
15.
Fast
one snack a day.
16.
Fast
one meal a week.
17.
Rummage
through the pockets of your wardrobe, purses, backpacks, etc…
18.
Check
your car for loose change.
19.
Check
your couch for loose change.
20.
Sacrifice
going out to eat or ordering in.
21.
Volunteer
for a little overtime when able.
22.
Baby-sit.
23.
Have a
consignment sale.
24.
Have a
silent auction.
25.
Sell
candy bars.
26.
Sell
your plasma.
27.
Decide
now to set aside some of your income tax refund for the ministry.
28.
Forgo
renting movies and have a board game night instead.
29.
Think
of any debts people owe you and collect.
30.
Give
to others in need and G-d will increase you to give even more.
31.
Allow
your children to contribute from their allowance so as to teach them about
giving.
32.
Turn
your thermostat down a few degrees in the winter.
33.
Do
without the AC on days that aren’t that hot.
34.
Turn
off and unplug any lights, electronics or appliances you are not using.
35.
Turn
the furnace on a little later this year.
36.
Turn
the furnace off a little early this year.
37.
Turn
your AC on a little later this year.
38.
Turn
your AC off a little earlier this year.
39.
Put a
two-liter bottle of water in your toilet tanks to conserve water.
40.
Consciously
limit your electrical use such as you TV and or computer time.
41.
Clip
coupons.
42.
Go
back to life before cable or satellite (Temporarily), consider it an electronic
or entertainment fast.
43.
Shop
online for great deals on gifts.
44.
Shop
at discount stores for toiletries, necessities and groceries.
45.
Consider
switching long distance carriers.
46.
Seal
the windows in your home.
47.
Take
the pennies out of your loafers.
48.
Cash
in on that comic book or sports card or toy collection.
49.
Make
some of your gifts this year.
50.
Buy
generic pet food (Temporarily).
51.
The
family vehicle can survive on regular unleaded.
52.
Walk,
ride the bike or take public transportation when possible.
53.
Do it
yourself instead of hiring a handy man or repair man.
54.
Have a
car wash.
55.
Clean
houses.
56.
Get a
temporary or seasonal part time job.
57.
Work
Sundays.
58.
Try
PBJ one night a week instead of steak.
59.
Shop
at thrift stores.
60.
Cut
your families hair instead of going to the barber.
61.
See
how you can save on car insurance.
62.
See
how you can save on life insurance.
63.
Tell
family and friends about the ministry and its needs and how and where they can
donate.
64.
Cancel
your newspaper subscription temporarily.
65.
Check
on a more economical solution for phone, TV and internet service.
66.
Walk
the neighborhood dogs.
67.
Mow
lawns.
68.
Rake
leaves.
69.
Shovel
snow.
70.
Rent
out that extra room.
71.
Limit
your gas consumption by carpooling and combining errands.
72.
Take
shorter showers.
73.
Eat by
candle light one night a week.
74.
Set
aside the change you get when you break a dollar.
75.
Shop
bi-weekly instead of weekly.
76.
Have a
benefit concert or talent show.
77.
Close
vents and doors to unused rooms in your home or office.
78.
Look
into consolidating your bills and debt.
79.
If
someone asks what for a birthday or Hanukah, tell them to donate to this
ministry in your name.
80.
Consider
a stay-cation this year.
81.
Instead
of TV time, read.
82.
One
word: CLEARANCE!
83.
Three
words: SCRATCH AND DENT!
84.
By
cloth bags for grocery shopping.
85.
Use
old plastic bags for trash bags in small cans.
86.
Buy a
water bottle instead of buying bottled water.
87.
Have a
walk-a-thon.
88.
Have a
rock-a-thon.
89.
Ask
G-d to show you how you can save and collect money for this ministry.
90.
Pray
to find loose change and bills on the ground.
91.
Check
coin slots in public machines.
92.
Cut
and sell firewood.
93.
Break
out that old metal detector and take a walk in the park or on the beach.
94.
Will
people pay to see you do a crazy stunt, like get a pie in the face or get
soaked in a dunking booth?
95.
Don’t
throw away that publishers clearinghouse sweepstakes, sent it in, hey you never
know!
96.
After
high school games check under the bleachers.
97.
Rent
your kids out for neighborhood chores.
98.
Research
your family tree you may find a rich relative!
99.
Hey,
there’s always the lottery!
100.
You
live in a small town with big events; sell parking spaces on your lawn.
101.
Follow
suggestions 1-100.
I believe 2013 is
our year and I felt in my spirit great things in store for AD International and
believers of the Body of Messiah in general. There are opportunities wrought
with challenges that lay before AD International. Rabbi Yehudah (Kris Shoemaker) has been
invited to attend and speak at a Messianic conference in Chattanooga Tennessee
in July as well as attend the World Igbo congress in Texas at the end of August
as well as travel to Israel in October and Nigeria in November; invitations
from Igbo communities in the diaspora, specifically in Germany and Ireland has
been presented as well. However this past year has been especially financially
trying for Rabbi Yehudah and the families and staff of AD international and
help is needed to raise the funds for these worthy missions’ and ministerial
trips. In the past Rabbi Yehudah has taken on summer work to pay approximately half
of his missionary expenses and the other half came from generous donations from
the Family, Friends, Associates and Partners of Abraham’s Descendants
International. However, despite the Rabbi distributing many applications, this
year, summer work has not been available for Rabbi Yehudah and the current part
time job he now has, has been to help his family catch up from a financially
grueling winter. Therefore we need your help to send Rabbi Yehudah back to
Nigeria to continue his work among the Igbo which has been halted for a little
over a year due to the unfortunate and untimely death his host Rabbi Ukahson.
Believers, Leaders and Congregations in Nigeria desperately need Messianic materials
which the Rabbi brings with him. They also need help in guidance and in the
edifying of believers, training leaders and combating anti-missionaries, all of
which Rabbi Yehudah does when he is there.
Your generous
financial gift to meet these worldwide missions needs is greatly appreciated.
Shalom,
Abraham’s
Descendants International
Rabbi Yehudah ben
Shomeyr (Kris Shoemaker)
