Hello, everyone! I hope y’all are doing well. As much as I love to talk about Brazil, its food, and culture, as well as cooking techniques, I am here today on a much more honorable mission: to lend my voice to an important cause! I am talking about aid to Christians and other religious and ethnic groups being persecuted in Syria and Iraq.
I am here to ask for your generous donation — pretty much any amount that you feel comfortable giving. We created a fund, GIVE SHELTER TO SYRIA, associated with an organization, ShelterBox, that provides shelter to refugees from Syria and Iraq. Contributions are tax deductible. You can find more information about this organization HERE.
All proceeds go directly to ShelterBox for helping the refugees! This organization received four out of four stars from Charity Navigator. This is one of the reasons that I chose to create a fund with them.
You can DONATE by credit card or Paypal here: GIVE SHELTER TO SYRIA .
As you probably know by now, thousands upon thousands, including women and children, have been killed, beheaded, crucified, buried alive, raped, tortured, and enslaved by ISIS and other similar radical Islamist groups, and others are fleeing the civil war in Syria. They need shelter, food, water, blankets for the harsh weather, and many other basic needs… Many things that we have but take for granted are immediately needed to help the refugees, who have just barely escaped death!
I firmly believe that “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)
This is the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era… That is why I urge you to help those in desperate need. No matter whether you are a person of faith or no faith at all, you can do good— you can help some human beings in need, who have either been touched by civil war or are victims of persecution simply for not sharing the same beliefs as ISIS. We all have a common enemy that won’t hesitate to wipe anyone from the face of the earth that stands in its way. This could happen to anyone. Just because you may live far away from where these atrocities are happening doesn’t mean that this should not concern you. Actually it should concern us all! If you have any doubt, please see for yourself some shocking images.
But I don’t want this to just stop here. I would like to invite other bloggers and their audiences to join with me in being part of the solution: 1) by making a financial donation; 2) by writing a blog post and/or sharing this one in social media (tag ShelterBox USA); 3) by asking other bloggers to join this cause and spread the word.
You can make a positive difference in someone’s life. Please, DONATE today! This is one of the best ways to say to others that their lives matter. May you be immensely blessed or rewarded for your kind gesture. From the bottom of my heart…
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Credits:
*First photo from ShelterBox.
*Heart adapted from Flory Brown under CC attribution license.
Juliana
Nice and touching post Denise…it is all very sad…it is sure a great cause Denise.
Have a nice week my dear 🙂
Gourmet Getaways
Great post for a great cause. Completely agree – with or without faith, compassion is at the core of every being.
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Ash-foodfashionparty
Denise, it’s a very noble cause you are writing about. Glad you raised it. Coming from a country where woman are not treated equally has bothered me a lot and I do work with battered woman. It’s something that as a human being, we have to give back to the society. WE constantly pray that the world becomes a better place to live. If we could all do something nice, we should do.
You have a great week my dear.
Raymund
Denise this is so nice of you, what a great post
Anna @ shenANNAgans
This is an awesome organisation, and you are awesome for reminding us to keep it real and consider those less fortunate than ourselves. I am a part of a food rescue program in my town that delivers left over foods to homeless shelters and safe houses for woman and children who are dealing with domestic violence situations. I know it isn’t as huge as what you are talking about, but every little bit helps, I also like that I am helping people in my community. I will do my best to donate as you have asked, every little bit helps right. Wishing you a beautiful day and a great week ahead.
Cheers from Australia.
Denise Browning
Hi, Anna!
Thanks a lot for your generosity. Every little bit helps them for sure. May you be rewarded for all the good that you do to people both in your community and also to this cause.
Wishing you a wonderful week!!!
Kate
Thank you so much for lending your voice to such a devastating tragedy. What people do to each other in the name of faith is insane. You are calling attention to such an important cause.
Denise Browning
Kate:
Thank you! I wish people pay attention to the suffering of these people, human beings who deserve help and respect.
Thanks for stopping by. If you can donate an amount that you are comfortable with to help them, I’d be very grateful!
Have a great day!!!