Dear H2 Helper Blog Readers:
Recently, my life has
become quite overwhelming with new responsibilities at work and a number
of activities at home along with an increasing desire to finish writing
my next book, Raising God's Rainbow Makers, which, I guess,
means that I really should be working on it more seriously than I have
been able to do up until now. I find that I cannot keep up with posting
on a regular basis. For that reason, I will be taking a hiatus of at
least several months. I refer you to the links on the right-hand side of this blog page, where you can continue to read about ways in which to help the homeless and hungry of our world, as well as about those who are working hard to help them.
Thank you all for being
loyal and interactive readers. I have enjoyed getting to know you, and I
will continue to pray for the well being of you, your family, and
friends.
Elizabeth Mahlou
Helping Syria
There are many ways to help Syrians as the war shows little evidence of subsiding. Here are some of the organizations helping. Check their websites for information about how you can help them help others.
Samaritan's Purse is airlifting some 65,000 shoebox gifts to show the love of God to Syrian children forced to flee violence in their country and who are living in refugee camps in northern Iraq. The special airlift is scheduled to leave the United States on January 17, 2014. You can share God’s love with children around the world by building your shoebox online.
Doctors without Borders delivers emergency medical care to people in Syria and in more than 70 countries.
Save the Children is on the ground, helping to keep children safe, providing the basics they need, like food and blankets and offering programs to help them cope with tragedy. However, the numbers of children escaping the violence are rising every day, and the refugee crisis is set to get worse. They can use help in helping. Read children's first-hand stories at their website.
For more ways to help, an ongoing update, and new opportunities to assist as they arise, check the Syrian American website on a regular basis.
Helping Pakistan
16 million Pakistanis are desperate for help, and one young college student, Wajeeha, and her classmates have taken a journey to help them. Read about their plans (now fulfilled) here: Come Along on a Journey to Help Pakistan One Family at a Time. Thank you to the readers of 100th Lamb who contributed to this effort. More help is needed in Pakistan. In addition to Wajeeha's project, two helping organizations through whom you can contribute are Catholic Relief (for people needs) and World Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (for creature needs).
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The H2H Challenge
The "H2H Challenge" asks those who care to go beyond throwing money at the hungry and homeless and instead of giving a handout only, get to know them, give them dignity, and provide them with respect, to follow the example set by St. Francis in eating together with the outcasts of society (in his case, mostly lepers) and through getting to know them in this manner, treating them as the same children of God that we all are, no less worthy of love and kindness than ourselves. Specifically:Invite someone who is homeless and hungry to dinner once a month. (More often, if you can afford it, is, of course, wonderfully fine!) Get to know that person one-on-one.
You can report on your experiences, if you would like to do so here, by leaving a comment on any related post.Or, if you would like to write a post about it, contact me (Elizabeth.Mahlou@gmail.com).
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About Me
- Elizabeth Mahlou
- I am the mother of 4 birth children (plus 3 others who lived with us) and grandmother of 2, all of them exceptional children. Married for 42 years, I grew up in Maine, live in California, and work in many places in education, linguistics, and program management. In my spare time, I rescue and tame feral cats and have the scars to prove it. A long-time ignorantly blissful atheist converted by a theophanic experience to Catholicism, I am now a joyful catechist. Oh, I also authored a dozen books, two under my pen name of Mahlou (Blest Atheist and A Believer-in-Waiting's First Encounters with God).
My Other Blogs
100th LambThis is my main blog. It originated from my book by the same title but has morphed into a blog that explores the spiritual questions I encounter as I careen through a life with many children and in many states and countries, meeting many very interesting and wonderfully diverse people.
The Clan of Mahlou.
This blog provides background information about various members of the extended Mahlou family; it is a work in progress since the lives of Mahlou clan members continue to march forward. This blog also contains my conversion story.
Mahlou Musings.
This site contains excerpts from my various publications. The tiger is a representation of my spirit and life.
Modern Mysticism
This blog discusses the mystical in our pragmatic, practical, realistic, and rational 21st century world and is addressed to those who spend some or much of their time in an irrational/mystical relationship with God. If such things do not strain your credulity, you are welcome to follow the blog and participate in it.