Support Beautiful, Local Projects Around the World
In many ways, giving to First Things is like offering a feast of hospitality. You provide the bounty with which beautiful projects are nourished. Projects like Mr. Juana's rice mill in Sierra Leone, Doña Let's rehabilitation center in Guatemala, Tamar's remote dental clinic in Georgia, or Sister Salome's rural education center in Mozambique. $10 allows Sister Salome to budget educational materials for her kids.$20 allows Mr. Juana to make essential trips to potential suppliers.$50 can enable Doña Leti to test a nutritional program for children.And these are just the beginning things. Field Workers have enabled some incredible, large scale projects too: new classrooms and computer labs, a village church, multiple wells for distant communities, a carpentry startup, and so much more.It's incredible what we can achieve together. Field workers who dedicate 2 years of their lives in service to those in need and you, our wonderful donors who make projects and dreams possible. It's a table surrounded by field workers, entrepreneurs, impresarios, and donors and laden with a feast both material and spiritual. Without you, there is no feast.And back home we are offering a similar vision via our restaurant and events.Keipi restaurant is our mission to Americans. We aren't in need the same way Mr. Juana or Tamar are - most of our material needs are met and then some. Instead we are offering a type of spiritual aid in the form of the Keipi dinner. It provides a way towards rich communities, shared human experiences, and beauty which has become obscured in an age of constant politics, deep fakes, and distrust. Consider joining a Keipi dinner in Greenville, SC.You can also join us for a more intimate experience at an Art of the Tamada event which are held at various times during the year. AoT events are like the Keipi dinner but multiplied and expanded on with talks from contemporary great minds like Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Hall. Beachside talks, mountain retreats and more await you. Find out more here.Ultimately there are many ways to support, but we would ask that you consider becoming a recurring donor. Recurring donors are the lifeblood of organizations like ours. They enable us to plan ahead, budget for projects and field workers, and develop long term visions. $20 a month (less than a few trips to Starbucks!) is like a brick in the wall that builds this humble home we call First Things Foundation.To discover more about First Things Foundation please take a look at our latest annual report here.As always our motto remains: Creation begins with Sacrifice.