Hey, that’s my shirt!
2×2’s Mission Relief to Pakistan Grows
We can’t say we knew what we were getting into when we set out to help the terrorized Pakistani Church, but our experiment is growing.
Read a fuller story here. In short, 2×2 found a way to directly help Christians in a part of the world that even the organized church has trouble serving.
Pakistani church leaders sent photographs of the distribution of 62 pounds of clothing sent by 2×2 readers. Lots of photos. We published a few, but we forwarded them all to the people in Michigan who orchestrated the collection.
They have been writing about their experience.
Young teenagers gather around the computer screen and see with excitement that their treasured outgrown clothing has brought a smile to the face of a child far away. “That’s my shirt!”
It makes a difference when you can actually see your efforts in action.
The adults have written “Count us in for another round.” Some have suggested improvements.
It is a new way of doing mission. There is no expensive infrastructure—no subsidized missionaries, no costly entourages of visitors checking in from the States. The work builds solely on relationships of people who in most cases know each other only through the internet.
It took some time. Months of trust-building. Weeks of figuring out logistics. All volunteer.
It has been effective.
“Count us in for another round.”