Tag: giving

Why would you invest without wanting a financial return?

A while ago I had a meeting with a couple of businessmen who had not previously heard of Steer Incorporated and our mission to significantly boost funds for Christian charities. They listened intently to my words and with a frown on one man’s face he asked “Why would someone deliberately invest with you without wanting a financial return?”

He was struggling to grasp the idea of deep generosity that many Christian’s pursue. When told that last year Steer Ministry Partners had enabled us to give away over $3 million to mission and outreach in Australia and the rest of the world, he smiled and said perhaps he could help us then. If I’d been quick enough, I would have replied that we at Steer, could help him too.

It’s approaching Easter, it’s still the reason of Lent, when Jesus gave up everything for everyone and God kept his promise to all peoples. If you think of others that Steer could help to be more generous, now and in future, please share this with them.

Not Feeling The Call To Be Generous….

Read a blog http://babylonbee.com/news/local-christian-just-not-feeling-called-christian-virtue-charity/ the other day which resonated with me.  The following extract from “The Babylon Bee” is a satirical view of some Christian attitudes to generous living.

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40 Years….and the Gold Logie goes to….

This is JOHN QUAY celebrating his 40 years (Tuesday 14th February 2017) as a staff member of MAF and Steer Incorporated, at the Court Street offices.

Up to 8 Christian missions use the premises where John helps Steer Incorporated each day and others as needed. His desire is to serve God, through a generous use of his time.

“Every mission in our building benefits from John’s friendly assistance and fellowship, especially through his habit of bringing me Irish jokes and the rest of us treats – chocolate and potato chips are the favourites!!”, said Tony Crook, CEO of Steer Incorporated.

Now in his seventies, John challenges all of us to remain healthy in body and spirit. To John, goes our equivalent of the Gold Logie.

Thanks John!

Gone Fishing!

I think that people who fish, have a lot going for them!  For me, I don’t find fishing easy but it can be very rewarding – emotionally, physically, spiritually – it gives me a time to reflect.

A number of Jesus’ first followers fished to provide for their families.  On one occasion Jesus told these professionals to fish somewhere that they thought was plain stupid.  But their efforts had been fruitless, so they did as Jesus said and caught so many fish the catch nearly sank the boat!

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Time For Reflection

As a family, we have just buried John, my father-in-law.

It caused all of us to reflect on our lives so far, a stark reminder to us to put our God given skills, talents, time and our assets, to best use, as my father-in-law did. An inquisitive man, he shared his enthusiasm for people and his insights of what God wanted him to do with the time he was given. John will be long remembered, mostly positively. How about you and me?

Steer maybe able to help you make the most of your finances to assist you to support various Christian agencies. Call us or check out our website https://www.steer.org.au/ or share this.

Generosity

It’s really easy at Christmas and New Year to find that all the hype, the TV, email and social media has numbed your generosity impulses. Then there’s the misused gifts, the waste and the relentless pictures of people in genuine need. The danger is that, feeling overwhelmed we switch off our generosity.

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Forgotten Wars….Forgotten People….

Do you remember the Malaysian airlines plane shot down in the Ukrainian “war”?….Seems a long time ago yet the “war” continues, already forgotten by many due to newer bigger disasters. Yet there are agencies like the Slavic Gospel Mission who are helping local Ukrainian Christians to reach out locally.

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Using Your Tax Refund For Good

Thinking about how to use your 2016 tax refund. Why don’t you allocate some of your tax refund to a mission that you know will do some good.

After all, Steer distributed $3.25 million to 397 mission agencies in the last 12 months, because of the generosity of our partners in ministry.

For more information, contact Steer. Go to our website https://www.steer.org.au/contact/

Bibles Helping Serbia Roma Community – Part 3

Magdalena aged 12, enjoys reading her Romani children’s Bible with her grandmother and her young brothers. She is happy that she has an opportunity to learn her mother tongue better thanks to this translation. A few years ago she received the Serbian version and nowadays she uses both of them for easier learning and understanding.

One day she would like to become a teacher and to help young Roma children to learn both languages in order to preserve their culture.

The use of bibles has enabled an everlasting legacy. If you wish to support efforts such as this and other deserving needs contact Steer. Go tohttps://www.steer.org.au/contact/