Chile was rocked by an 8.8 earthquake on 27 February 2010.

The following links will take you to aid organizations where you can donate to help the people of Chile.

Do your own research before donating to ANY charity, even one of which you’ve heard. You can go to Charity Navigator to get started. We want to make sure that your hard, earned finances get to the people who need it most.

If you know of other credible organizations accepting donations on behalf of Chile, please add that information to the comments on this page.

Action Against Hunger International

ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

American Red Cross

AmeriCares

British Red Cross

CARE

Catholic Relief Services

Center for International Disaster Information

Christian Aid

Church World Service

Convoy of Hope

Direct Relief International

Doctors without Borders

Episcopal Relief & Development

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Food for the Hungry

German Red Cross – site in German

GlobalGiving

Habitat for Humanity

Heart to Heart International

International Child Care

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

International Medical Corps

International Organization for Migration

International Orthodox Christian Charities

Italian Red Cross – site in Italian  

Lions Clubs International

Lutheran World Relief

MAP (Medical Assistance Programs) International

Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) USA

MercyCorps

Merlin  

Organization of American States

Operation Blessing International

Operation USA

Oxfam America

This page will continue to be updated over the next several days as organizations update their websites with direct links to donate to Haitian relief efforts.

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Again, do your own research before donating to ANY charity, even one of which you’ve heard. To get you started, go to Charity Navigator. We want to make sure that your hard, earned finances get to the people who need it most.

My Question of the Day: As it stands right now, your life isn’t so bad. You’re not necessarily doing what you’d like to do, but you’re doing pretty well with what you’re doing. Then, BAM!!! You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drop everything and take a CHANCE on your dream life/lifestyle. The catch is that win or lose, make it or fail, you CANNOT return to your current life/lifestyle. What do you do?

My 2 Cents: Simply put, I pray on it and move if/when God says move. If He’s for me, nothing and no one can prevail against me (Rom 8:31).

If God is my source, and I believe He is, and He is the one who gives me the ability to create wealth (Deut 8:18), then I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me (Phil 4:13).

I’m not asking you to believe that. I’m just letting you know that’s what I believe.

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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chela816 Go for it! Pursuing your dreams is much more important than mere comfort/complacency.

Mo_Rease  I’d stick with my current situation until something better comes along.

JoshDamage  I’m not a gambling man, I stick with the sure thing.

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The commentary doesn’t have to end!

Please feel free to continue to add your comments below.

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