Give to Missions and Feed the Hungry on Christian Clothing
Christian clothing companies are founded on more than a business plan; they also have a ministry vision. One way to practice that ministry is to give to missions that feed the hungry. Donations made to shelters can provide nutritious meals for individuals and families that might otherwise go without or suffer medical problems associated with poor nutrition. By giving to missions, Christian clothing companies can combat dietary concerns for adults and children such as scurvy, neuropathy, poor vision, and osteoporosis.
Christian clothing carries messages of Christ’s salvation and God’s love. Those messages are difficult to cling to when a person is hungry or a mother is watching her children go to bed hungry. But a child can be fed with a baseball cap if a portion of the profits are given to missions. These shelters are able to purchase food at discounted prices, so even small monetary donations can feed several families in a night or one family for a week.
Missions that feed the hungry can also reach a greater number of people in the community than a Christian clothing company restricted to specific locations. These missions support mobile food units that visit the elderly and shut-ins. Food deliveries are made to mothers and infants in underprivileged neighborhoods. God’s word is spread by these mission workers to people that may never set foot in a Christian clothing store. Feeding the hungry eliminates the boundary of ministering only to those with material wealth enough to visit a Christian retailer.
Many missions that feed the hungry support international as well as domestic programs. Aids orphans, conflict refugees, and victims of environmental famine do not have the means of shopping on the Internet. But this lack of access is eliminated when Christian clothing companies give to missions. Donations of profits from one month’s sales can help send a plane to air drop food in war-torn areas. Truck convoys can deliver powdered milk, infant formula, and non-perishable items to mission stations in remote areas. This same food purchased by Christian clothing companies also feeds staff at churches and church operated hospitals and orphanages so those workers can continue bringing God’s hope to desperate people.
Teaching Christ’s salvation and sacrifice is accomplished more effectively when a person’s basic needs are cared for. Giving to missions that feed the hungry helps to meet those needs. Christian clothing companies that support these food programs gain an advantage in spreading God’s love across all economic groups. The same baseball cap purchased by a 10-year old in a Christian clothing store can fill the belly of a 10-year old in a mission lunch line who has never owned a hat.