Reading for a Purpose

One of the many things we've been working on these past few days is a little service project/fundraiser to help raise support of my sister, who will be heading to the Philippines next year (Lord willing) as a missionary.
Last Friday we started our local library’s summer reading program like we do every year now. As part of the program the kids get a reading log to track every 15 minutes of reading. They get five logs…one for each week of the program. Well, by day two of week one, and Ethan had already filled two and a half logs and Karis was half way through her second one. Needless to say, they’ll probably be able to turn in most, if not all, of their logs by the end of their first week in the program. We were trying to think of a reward they could earn here at home (even though they don't really need the extra incentive) once they’d collected their prizes for the logs they turn in at the library. We threw out ideas about earning 25¢ for each log or maybe 10¢ per book. It got us thinking that maybe this would be a way they could do some fundraising.

Our plan combines two lessons that we’d love for our kids to remember: First, reading is fun and rewarding. Second, if we are unable (or not called) to go to the foreign mission field, then God calls us to support those who are.

We'd love it if you would pray about sponsoring Ethan and Karis on their reading adventures this summer. This will be a combined effort, because the Lord knows there is already enough competition between the two of them. You can pledge per book (they will mostly be either chapter books or longer non-fiction books) or per reading log (each one equals 105 minutes of reading). We’ll keep track of both through the end of July and your donations can be made in August so that they will be matched by One Mission Society.

You can make a pledge by filling out this form. You can read more about Lauren's ministry plans here.