{"id":606,"date":"2020-11-30T16:23:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancstg.wpenginepowered.com\/deer-run\/?p=606"},"modified":"2020-11-30T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:36:50","slug":"love-that-transforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christiancamps.net\/deer-run\/2020\/11\/30\/love-that-transforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Love that Transforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Love that Transforms<\/h2>\n<p><strong>by Ann Higgins<\/strong>, <em>Director of Development<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How\u2019s your Inbox looking these days? If you are like me, there\u2019s the regular work emails to answer, including scheduling those zoom calls and webinars \u2014 flag and file \u2014 check! There are the retailers\u2019 emails about \u201cthat thing\u201d I\u2019ve never heard or that I can\u2019t do without, or special sales on Black Friday or Cyber Monday \u2014 hesitate for just a second and&#8230; DELETE! I don\u2019t need more stuff. And then there\u2019s the updates from the organizations I support \u2014 these, I generally open and read, or scan at least. I want to know about how they are doing, even if they are asking for financial support as many are doing this time of year. (And if I\u2019m honest, as a Development Director, I like to see how other organizations are communicating their needs to their supporters.) And next week, I expect to get lots of emails regarding Giving Tuesday. (And yes, I\u2019ll be sending one from camp as well.) And while having multiple organizations asking for monetary gifts all <em>at the same time <\/em>can be overwhelming, I love the idea behind the day.<\/p>\n<p>The origins of Giving Tuesday are laid out on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givingtuesday.org\/about\">website<\/a>. They define the day, created in 2012, as \u201ca day that encourages people to do good.\u201d I like this, it\u2019s straightforward, and I like how it fits in with my Christian worldview. We, as followers of Jesus, are encouraged to \u201cdo good works\u201d multiple times in scripture. And Jesus shows us what this looks like as He feeds the hungry, heals the sick, comforts the broken-hearted, and even raises the dead! And I really like how He makes it so clear to His followers what our guiding principle of life should be in Matthew 22, saying basically, \u201cLove God and love your neighbor.\u201d He goes on to say that all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. In other words, believer, this is your \u201clife verse\u201d, I\u2019ve given it to you, plain and simple. OK, maybe it\u2019s not <em>that <\/em>simple, but what would the world look like if we, in our multicultural, multi-faith communities, could just strive for the \u201clove your neighbor\u201d part! We strive for this in our gospel-centered communities at Camp, but we all know it can be a challenge!<\/p>\n<p>As the Giving Tuesday folks say, \u201cWhether it\u2019s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give.\u201d These are all terrific suggestions of ways to share God\u2019s love with our neighbors. I am thankful for this global movement, because it reminds me of my \u201clife verse\u201d and that I should be loving my neighbors in more intentional ways. As all of us in the Christian community strive to do this better, we might really move closer to the same goals the Giving Tuesday folks have \u2014 \u201dto build a more just and generous world.\u201d I can say a hearty \u201cAMEN!\u201d to that!<\/p>\n<p>So as you comb through your inbox on December 1st, Giving Tuesday, you will probably see that email from us. I hope you will give it a look and consider making a gift to camp. Your support shares the transformational love of Jesus with campers and staff&#8211;the kind of love that empowers us to also transform our world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancamps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AnnH.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2787 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christiancamps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AnnH.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ann Higgins is the Director of Development for Camp Brookwoods, Deer Run, and Moose River Outpost where the best part of her job is interacting with the thankful and generous camp family that supports our mission. You can reach her at <a href=\"mailto:ann@christiancamps.net?subject=Planned%20Giving%20Blog\">ann@christiancamps.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love that Transforms by Ann Higgins, Director of Development How\u2019s your Inbox looking these days? 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