Go Into Debt For World Missions
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Hmmm. I'd love to read your comments. I saw this story at the Christian Post.
People using their credit cards for purchases can feel better about their spending with the introduction of a new card that supports mission efforts in poor countries.Announced Monday by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the World Missions Visa Card will take a small percentage of everyday purchases and send the money to support Catholic Church programs in more than 1,150 mission dioceses in the world's most destitute nations.
2 comments:
My initial reaction is "How bizarre!" What's strange to me here is that only 1% of your consumer transactions will go to mission work. Well, if we want to give - we should just give (instead of as a side-note of our own selfish consumerism).
I don't know, I guess 1% is better than nothing. But when your giving to people in such extreme poverty via your extravagent first-world lifestyle, something just doesn't seem Christlike about that to me. If you really want to make a difference, sponsor a child in a third world country, don't go shopping at the mall! C'mon!
I'm with you. I recently did the 30-Hour Famine with a youth group that I work with. A couple days before I did that I stopped by Starbucks for my fix. I spent just shy of $5 for a Frappucino. During the famine it occured to me that a child could have been fed by World Vision for at least four days with the money I spent on my fix.
I would much rather see people give. Thanks for your comment!
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