Get Some Faith in Your (Mail) Box

Do you have a love/hate relationship with Facebook like I do?  Interesting things magically pop up from friends that you have not invited, tempting you to buy, buy, buy.  I try to ignore them but one day I saw a great looking post from a group called faithbox.  http://www.faithbox.com

To quote their site, "Faithbox is a monthly box of inspirational quotes and scripture, actions to enrich your Christian life, and curated products from companies with positive missions that we believe in."

Each box includes "Inspirational Reflections" (small daily devotional reading or a faith-based book), "Random Acts of Kindness" (like a yummy cookie or a great looking watch) and "Socially-Responsible Products" (for example some delicious coffee from THX, pronounced "thanks", who donates 100% of their profits to non-profits around the world).

Well this was right up my alley!  It's all research for my blog, right?  

I have received three boxes and have been delighted with each one.  It's like a surprise gift I've given myself.  They are all different and each month has a theme.  August's box had a wonderful C.S. Lewis book called Mere Christianity, a devotional book based on what a gift time is, complete with scripture and thought-provoking questions, that yummy cookie from Alternative Baking Co. that I mentioned, along with the cool watch and some 'healthier" chewing gum.  The box I received this week was sponsored by Joyce Meyer and had two of her books and a CD, and the THX coffee.  Brew  a cup and curl up with a great inspirational book!

There's a subscription plan; one box is $20 but if you subscribe for a one-year the cost drops to $17., or a 15% savings.  It's packaged in a cool way, too; like a gift with just enough packing to get it to you safely.  The outside quotes Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not grow weary in doing good" (love this), and the words ~ give, discover, grow ~ around the sides.  

Each box provides three meals to a child in a Christian orphanage.  They have a partnership with 
Rice Bowls (a nonprofit dedicated to orphan care that partners with 54 children's homes and provides 100% of their food budget) and are now contributing over 10K meals every month.  They impact children in Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ethiopa, Rwanda, South Africa, India and the Philippines. 

If you know someone going through a tough time and you want to pamper and inspire them, a faithbox would be a great way to go.  Know someone going through chemo for example?  A three month subscription of a box filled with faith would sure be a blessing! And what a great gift for a friend.

I've chatted online with Willie, the Founder and CEO, and he seems like a cool guy. I like that he was readily available to answer my questions

Check them out.