Why we're here

Kerri and I have been giving tithes for several years to multiple organizations. A few weeks ago I felt really pulled to start "randomly" giving. For years I have wanted to open the phone book, find the first name I see and send that person money. I never actually did that. Last month, however, we decided we wanted to start sharing what God has given us a little differently. Kerri googled "women's shelter". The third link (not sure what number link it is now) that came up was the Women's Shelter. So, we sent a small check knowing, even though it was only a little bit of money, it would do some good. However, we believe God wants to expand on this concept.

I look at it like this: If we are each a ray of light there would be light in the world kind of like the stars in the sky. But, if we focus all of our individual lights together in one place the power of God would shine like the sun! We are trusting God has given us this site concept to glorify Himself through the power of giving. Christ said in Matthew 6:2, "When you give to the needy...". He didn't say, "If you give to the needy...". In that stream of thought we hope to focus the giving of many to powerfully impact one organization a month. God is ready to act in ways that are outside of our expectations, outside of the world's expectations, but, He still wants to accomplish the same thing: loving.

Our vision for this comes from Isiah 1:17, "Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow." And James 1:27, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." By these standards we are going to choose organizations that support the causes of the oppressed, the widowed and the orphaned. We will be praying and seeking the Lord's direction as to what organizations He wants to move in for that month and believe that the Holy Spirit will guide us to where He wants us to focus our giving each and every month.

We want to be clear that we believe tithing to your individual churches is first and foremost. This is a love offering. It is a gift given in the name of the Lord to express our thanks to Him who provides so abundantly to each and every one of us.
2 Corinthians 9:12, "This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God."

Each month we will post a ministry or organization to which we will send our funds. We will include a link to their website and all information about where to send the funds if you choose to join us. We hope you'll join with us in this effort to show God's love in a mighty way. We ask that you pray and ask the Lord what He wants your family to give. Or, if money is not what you can give at this time, we ask that you would keep the highlighted organization in your prayers the entire month as another way to bless them.

As another way to spread the word and get more people giving, we ask that you put the website name "givefocus.blogspot.com" somewhere on your check or in the envelope you send.

Will & Kerri Steele