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How can we help our children to turn from selfish motivations to selfless ones? I believe one thing we can do as parents is encourage them to serve. I have been amazed at the hearts of my children and our kids at church as they’ve seen and met the needs of others.

Above is a picture of my son making an ABC Bible book for ABC,  ABC (African Book Challenge) (a mission that is particularly close to my heart), an outreach ministry to children in Kwabeng, Ghana, starting with the Presby preachool and kindergarten. You can check the site for more details and pictures and you can even make donations if you wish.

So far we’ve been able to send over tons of school supplies, books, sports equipment and computers. Our kids have also made ABC Bible books for the kids their and save their spare change for much needed improvements on the school.

We are currently shipping over school supplies, toilets, sinks and bathroom hardware for new bathrooms (they currently share two outhouses for about 250 kids plus staff) and a new playset for their playground (their current one was falling apart and unsafe so it had to be removed).

With the cost of shipping we decided to concentrate our efforts and funds on special projects (such as the bathroom and playground and there are many more!!!).

If you’d like your family, or even your church to get involved you can save your spare change, or your kids can run a lemonade sale or yard sale to raise funds, then donate online. Check out the site with your kids and get them excited about stepping out of their world and serving others. It has made a tremendous impact on my kids and I hope it will do the same for yours.