Giving to missions can a little confusing sometimes. It can be hard to know which organization will be the best at reaching and helping people. One organization that my husband and I like is Advancing Native Missions. Every November they send out their ANM Holiday Catalog. Let me tell you about it!
But first, a little about Advancing Native Missions. For the past 30 years, ANM has been helping individuals and churches get involved in global outreach. They currently serve in over 100 countries. “Native Missions” means that instead of sending American missionaries to other countries, they use Christians from those countries. They already live there, know the language, and the culture. They also already live on a local budget. That means it costs less to support those missionaries, so they are able to send more.
The ANM Holiday Catalog
The ANM Holiday Catalog features more than 20 gifts that you can send to men, women, and children around the world.
Every gift in the ANM Holiday Catalog delivers the love of Jesus in practical ways. You can give a new Christian their very first Bible, provide a child with the first pair of shoes that truly fit, supply livestock and years of reliable food for a family, or purchase a bicycle for a pastor who walks miles daily.
Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. – Acts 10:4
As you choose gifts, pray for hearts to be transformed, for new believers, for children, for people reading the Bible for the first time, and for missionaries delivering these gifts and the Gospel message.
The Holiday Catalog is a great way to get kids involved in donating to missions. Let them pick a gift, or two, to send!
This years ANM Holiday Catalog came with a coloring book inside. It’s a has a very sweet story about four young kids who learned about generosity through a workday at their grandparents’ house, where they earned money to buy gifts from the Gift Catalog for people in need. You can download the coloring book, An Unusual Day at Grandma and Granddaddy’s House, HERE.
Advancing Native Missions is an organization that my husband and I believe in. We have donated money to ANM a couple of times in the past. (Not tooting our own horn, just sharing to show that we really believe in this ministry.) If you are looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of others, and let them hear the gospel, I highly suggest Advancing Native Missions. I have talked about ANM before in this POST.
You can view the ANM Holiday Catalog HERE.
This Christmas, give the gift of the Gospel!
Disclosure: Thanks to FrontGate Media for this campaign.
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