"Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." James 1:27 NASB

This list of ministries are ones that I actually support, or have supported, financially. I recommend them to you as good ground for sowing your hard-earned money. They are doing Kingdom work, not just talking about it.

• Adopt-A-Child - www.lwintl.org. "Changing the world one child at time." For $25 a month, you can sponsor a needy child in Albania or Guatamala.
• Globe International - www.gme.org. Helping missionaries fulfill their call to fulfill the Great Commission.
• Hannah Home, Shelby County - www.kingsranch.org. A residential home on 27 acres of rural property in Shelby County, Alabama for abused, abandoned and neglected women and their children in the greater Birmingham Area. The home, under construction now, will provide women with a number of services, including education, transportation, job placement, counseling and case management for up to two years.
• Maoz Israel Ministries - www.istandwithisrael.com. Messianic believers in Israel need your help! See www.maozisrael.org - Get the real news on Israel and the Middle East.
• McLean Ministries - www.mcleanministries.org. Clay and Mary McLean's ministry reaches across denominational lines to the true church worldwide, responding to the cry from hurting Christians in all walks of life who are desperate for real help and healing.
• Operation Blessing - www.ob.org. Disaster relief in the name of Jesus, and without all the government red tape and ineptitude.
• Shiloh Men's Ministries - www.shilohmensministries.com. A 1-year residential ministry to men age 17 and older in need of help to break drug and alcohol addictions, and other abusive lifestyles. Liberty, TX.
• The Challenge Farm, Kenya - www.challenge-kenya.org. Ministering to the street children of Kenya, Africa.
• Wellspring for Women - www.wellspringforwomen.org. Ministering to women in need of a transformed life through Jesus Christ. A 1-year residential program in Marbury, AL.