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Chapter Ten The Just A Little More Project The “Just A Little More” project is based on the
concept that many hands make light work.
Approximately 160 million adults in America claim to be Christian. If each one of us would increase our giving
to ministries who are effectively serving the poor by just $15 per month, we
could feed every starving person in the world, educate every child currently
not in school, and provide safe drinking water for the millions who die from
lack of it. Based on what we spend on coffee, soft drinks, cable TV, eating out, over-eating, diets, cosmetics, movies and other non-essentials, it is clear that nearly all of us can find a way to free up another $15 per month. The Just A Little More Project is asking every Christian in America to redirect an additional $15 per month of discretionary spending to organizations who are doing an excellent job serving the poor in Jesus’ name. I pray you will take action today. Thirty thousand children will die today, and tomorrow, and the next day, on and on until something is done! Today is the day to begin to reduce and eventually eliminate this tragedy.
I John 3:17-18 (emphasis mine) If the love of God is in you, take action. As Albert Einstein said, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” In 2005, Christian organizations spent over $1 billion fund-raising. Imagine what could be done with $1 billion to feed the hungry and spread the Gospel. One ministry alone, whose name you would recognize, spent $73 million advertising in 2005. Because the Just A Little More Project is passionate about keeping fund-raising costs as low as possible, band because word of mouth is the cheapest and most effective way to get a message out, I would like to ask for your help. Instead of spending a huge amount of money on a marketing campaign, we would like you to share this booklet with every Christian you know. You can play a significant role in a movement that could save countless lives. I once gave a book on frugal living to a pastor I had just met. A few months later I was invited to speak at his church. A man from that congregation has since given almost 2 million dollars to a ministry that I recommended. One 55 cent book given to a pastor led to $2 million in life saving gifts. Who knows what God will do with the booklets you give. At a conference in Texas, I met with a missionary from an area of China where the church is experiencing explosive growth. Thousands of house churches are being planted and hundreds of thousands are coming to Christ. They have a simple rule: when someone comes to Christ, they are expected to share their new faith with ten friends and family members in the next few days. No wonder they have explosive growth; they are believing God, taking action and multiplying. I challenge you to join The A Little More Project by sending a gift today to a ministry you know and trust, and increasing your monthly giving to ministries who serve the poor. I also challenge you to order at least10 free copies of this book and give them to Christian friends within a week of receiving them in the mail. Althgough giving a hard copy to friends and asking them to read it is more effective, you can also send an email to friends challenging them to read it on the web at www.goodmeasure.org. Daniel 11:32b states, “The people who know their God will display strength and take action” (NASB emphasis mine). In the last five years over 50 million children have needlessly died. We must begin today to end this tragedy. If the Holy Spirit moves in the hearts of American Christians when they see the information in this booklet, we can begin the process of saving millions of lives in just a few short months. If every person who reads this booklet increases their giving by at least $15 and finds two others to do the same within two weeks, that will generate an additional one billion dollars in the first year alone. Even those who aren’t Christians understand the importance of taking action with regard to serving the poor. As Gandhi said, “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.” Let’s begin to close the gap between what we do and what we are capable of doing, and as a result, solve most of the world’s problems in Jesus’ name.
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