Small purchase. Big impact.

Earlier this year we (James & Ginny) spent some days at the Shiloh Residency in Pakur, India, where our friends at Everett Mission have given a home to 40 orphaned children, ages 3 to 16 years old. These kids are thriving, full of life and clearly very loved — our hearts are still very much with them.

Everett Mission is continuing to serve the most vulnerable in their community in creative ways, and building a second story above the Shiloh Residency which will be a "Women's Pregnancy Crisis and Empowerment Center," giving women a safe place to go during pregnancy, birth and postpartum, as well as a place to invest in life and trade skills.

They are currently out of funds to continue construction, and without a roof on the second level yet, the children's home ceiling is beginning to have water damage from rain. We can't let the roof over these kids' heads be compromised, and simultaneously want to speed the progress on providing a safe place for local women to protect their and their baby's lives.

I'm partnering with Alter Ego Running on a special order of "BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR" hats at $50 — with every dollar going to this project. They are high quality, performance running hats; I have one I wear in work settings almost daily and it is my favorite hat I own.

We're asking for a minimum donation of $50 to purchase the hat, and any additional donations are appreciated. Please consider adding as much as you feel led on top of the $50, and remember that you've invested in the lives of no-longer-orphaned children and vulnerable mothers & infants in India, every time you wear it. Your purchase will be considered a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit, Door of Hope. If you're not local to the Birmingham, AL area, your hat will be shipped to the mailing address you provide on the order form.