{"id":1095,"date":"2009-12-26T13:36:27","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T19:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2009-12-26T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2009-12-26T20:22:44","slug":"restart-a-boxing-day-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2009\/restart-a-boxing-day-tradition.html","title":{"rendered":"(re)Start a Boxing Day tradition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"160\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/images\/good-king.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"323\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Good King Wenceslas\" \/><br \/><font size=\"-2\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Svaty_Vaclav.jpg\">Photo courtesy of Wikipedia<\/a><\/i><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Back in 2006 I wrote about the <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2006\/happy-boxing-day.html\">significance and history of <b>Boxing Day<\/b><\/a> (26th of December), a day observed in Canada and many parts of Europe. &nbsp;I also suggested that we keep up with an old tradition &#8211; giving to those in need on this day (or a few days later &#8211; I&#8217;ll be flexible!)<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas of how you could show your thankfulness by giving to others in need this Boxing Day:<\/p>\n<p>There are several great projects in the <a href=\"http:\/\/christmas.caminternational.org\/\"><b>CAM International Christmas Catalogue<\/b><\/a> this year (note: if you&#8217;re not from the US, and want a tax-deductible receipt, don&#8217;t donate through the CAM website. &nbsp;Contact <a href=\"&#109;a&#105;l&#116;&#111;:&#108;&#104;&#111;&#119;&#101;&#114;&#64;&#99;&#97;&#109;&#105;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#110;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;?subject=CAM Christmas Projects\">CAM International of Canada<\/a> if you&#8217;re Canadian and want to be involved in these projects). &nbsp;For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Help a family in Honduras that doesn&#8217;t have an adequate place to live.<\/b> &nbsp;Did you know that you could build them a home &#8211; for only US$230?! &nbsp;Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/christmas.caminternational.org\/index.cfm?event=ViewProduct&#038;product=150\">Home for a Honduran Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li>What if you had a place to live, but <b>no clean water to drink<\/b>? &nbsp;Or what if there was water available, but it was very expensive? &nbsp;This is <a href=\"http:\/\/glicksguate.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/water-of-life.html\">an amazing project<\/a> that involves creative involvement of a local church, building friendships, and providing clean water to families in need. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/christmas.caminternational.org\/index.cfm?event=ViewProduct&#038;product=154\">Water Filtration Systems for Guatemala<\/a> &#8211; only US$75 for a system!<br \/>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/glicksguate.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/simple-way-to-good-health.html\">more about the filtration system<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/glicksguate.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/more-homes-with-clean-water.html\">more examples of how it&#8217;s being used<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>One of the biggest challenges here in Mexico City is space &#8211; <b>finding property that people can afford<\/b>.&nbsp; What if a church wants to meet, and have a place to have community events?&nbsp;&nbsp;Here in Ixtapaluca we&#8217;re praying for such a place for the new outreach in the community of Jes&uacute;s Mar&iacute;a. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/contact.html\">Contact us<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested in helping with this need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the things I&#8217;m interested in personally is getting clean water to people who have none, in the Lord&#8217;s name. &nbsp;Another family involved in this is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beamsclan.blogspot.com\/\">the Beam family<\/a>, missionaries with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.efccm.ca\/wordpress\/\">Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission<\/a> in Bolivia.<\/p>\n<p>The project is called <b>agua:yaku<\/b>, and it involves <b>using and teaching simple, effective clean water drilling techniques<\/b>. &nbsp;Each well drilled using this method costs about $100-$200 (that&#8217;s all!). &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aguayaku.org\/en\/our-mission?layout=item\">Read more about this water drilling here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donating can be a little confusing, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efcc.ca\/index.cfm?pageID=138\">Canadians can donate here<\/a> &#8211; just mention the Beams and the agua:yaku project. &nbsp;If you&#8217;re in the USA, you can donate through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.owingsvillebaptist.org\">Owingsville Baptist Church<\/a> (<a href=\"&#109;a&#105;l&#116;&#111;:&#98;&#114;&#105;&#97;&#110;&#64;&#111;&#119;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#115;&#118;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#98;&#97;&#112;&#116;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;?subject=Regarding agua:yaku project\">contact the church here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In previous years we have mentioned Samaritan&#8217;s Purse &#8211; they have <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.samaritan.ca\/catalog\/Default.aspx\">a Christmas catalogue here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course we also appreciate those who have given to us as we pass on the blessing to people in Central Mexico. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/donate.html\">You can give to our ministry here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other ideas?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get together with a group from your church to help out someone who is in need financially, or discouraged, in your community.<\/li>\n<li>Visit someone in a hospital who may be alone.<\/li>\n<li>Have your children collect some of their older toys to give to someone who has less than they have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have other ideas &#8211; leave a comment! 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