Their mission: Mommies Little Miracles is a preemie advocate and support group for parents of preemies in the Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. It was started in 2008, and I discovered them a couple of months after Elijah was released from the hospital. They are an incredible resource for parents who are navigating life during and after their NICU experience. We meet once a month to chat and share our experiences (and to simply unwind), and I have been so incredibly blessed to have so many moms who have been through a similar experience as I. They host parent "social nights" at a local hospital to give parents in the NICU a chance to meet each other and get their minds off of their situation, and they host an annual baby shower at the same hospital to benefit mothers who most likely never had a baby shower before having to unexpectedly give birth.
What you can do: You can donate money, (their website is still getting sorted out, but you can contact them easily enough) but you can also donate new baby gifts (clothes, towels, bathtubs... anything parents need for their infants) for their baby shower and other events. And this is just for the Tampa Area. If you have a heart for the NICU family, there are organizations all over the place that offer support for parents of premature and sick children, as well as bereaved parents. If you want to support these efforts, all you have to do is a little research to see what you can do in your area.
Their mission: RZIM states it's mission as, "to reach and challenge those who shape the ideas of a culture with the credibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Distinctive in its strong evangelistic and apologetic foundation, the ministry of RZIM is intended to touch both the heart and the intellect of the thinkers and influencers of society through the support of the visionary leadership of Ravi Zacharias." As a Christian and a student, I appreciate the academic and apologetic support of Christian beliefs, which is what Ravi Zacharias and his associates provide. Ravi Zacharias is a brilliant speaker and apologist, and the resource that he is to the Christian community is incredibly valuable. My husband and I have benefited from his many speeches and from those of the other speakers in his ministry. Their vision says it all: "to build a team with a fivefold thrust of evangelism, apologetics, spiritual disciplines, training, and humanitarian support so that the mandate of I Peter 3:15 might be fulfilled: to set apart Christ in our hearts as Lord and always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is within us, with gentleness and respect, all for the glory of God."
What you can do: Donate money! That's what they need. They have events all over the world, and their resources are available to all who need them because of the donations of people who believe in the work of this ministry. If you are a Christian believer, please check out Ravi Zacharias and consider supporting their work this season and in the coming year.
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