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My church, The Church of Jacksonville, started something in 2011 to help the poor, fatherless and the widows like the Bible commands us to do. It is called Day4Change. In Deuteronomy 24:21 it says "when thou gathering the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow." Pastor Michael T. Smith challenged us to save any change we received and put it into a jar throughout the year. At the end of the year we were given a chance to bring what change we collected to the church and add it with everyone else's. The church then gives it to the Salvation Army and another local organization to help out those in our city that truly need the help. He makes note that if you are a person that needs that change to get by then by all means keep it and use it. He challenged everyone that felt they were financially able to put the change aside to do so. He also said if you're in a different place financially and feel that you can live without anything lower that $5, $10, $20 then do that. The way this is done is if you pay cash for something that cost $4.50 with a $5 bill, you would put the .50 cents into a jar. If you decide you can do without singles and you pay for something that is $1.50, you would put the $3.50 into your jar. My husband and I don't use cash often so I figured out a way to give our leftover change. Throughout the year I went through our check register and rounded every transaction up to the next dollar, the amount that it took to round up I would write down and make a list. At the end of the year we wrote a check and dropped that off along with our little bit of change, I am pleased to say we gave over $400. God has really blessed us this past year and is continuing to bless us. If you are interested in participating in this world changing act I encourage you to start now. Put your change to the side and at the end of the year, drop it off to an organization in your city that truly helps out the people in your city. Also, find the group on Facebook "Day4Change". Think of the impact we can make in this world if everyone gave a little bit of change.

Establishing proper value of things in our lives.

Pastor Mike Smith