For years I have bought lottery tickets. Well spend a dollar here and there, usually only when the “lottery fever” hits. That is when it is above 150 million or so. The whole day until the picking of the numbers I fantasize about what I am going to do with it. A huge house? Yacht in the Mediterranean? My own Island? Who know. Spending that dollar gives me a chance to think of the possibilities. On that note I was reading an article about a billionaire in Orange County that gives millions of dollars away a year to various charities. On that note I put together a list of charities that I would support, if I could afford it. Note they are in no particular order.

1. Presbyterian Church Hearts and Hands Initiative- A stewardship campaign of the Presbyterian Church that focuses upon New Church Development, Church Redevelopment, and Missions abroad. It is a $40 million dollar campaign over the course of five years. It is what helps fund the church that I currently serve.

2.  www.lifewater.org Provides safe water, hygiene, and sanitation needs to communities throughout the world.

3. www.wish.org Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work.

4. Children’s Hunger Fund To meet the thousands of needs that exist in the world today, Children’s Hunger Fund utilizes an extensive network of generous ministries, companies and individuals who help transform children’s lives from hunger to hope.

5. San Francisco Theological Seminary/ Southern California Initiative- Funding that allows for students to attend that are financially unable to. This is the fund that supports me through seminary currently.