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THE REES-JONES FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

2024Q4
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"


-Matthew 25:40<




Remember to Whom We Belong

By T. Hardie, President 

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Christmas reflections; a child is born, a son is given, and with him the Kingdom of God has dawned.  It comes with joy and it brings peace, but it also demands everything. That child, grown to manhood, tells us to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength, all demonstrated through the love we show to our neighbors.  But nothing is left out.  We are to hold nothing back.  We are to love with everything we have.

However, we are tempted to create and then live in another kind of kingdom that is made with our own plans and aspirations, and we tend to ask God to join us in our important work. We fill our lives with other things; family, success, busyness, friends and work colleagues, our political and economic points of view, and in the season of Christmas, gifts and parties and year-end work deadlines.  And we ask God to bless us in our efforts.

But God wants more. He has a plan for his Kingdom and he wants us to join in His work, not the other way around. So as we approach Christmas, let us remember to ask God what he is up to, where he is calling us, where there are neighbors we can love. We have seen lots of examples showing us the way through the God-work our partners are doing in our city and around the world.  We are grateful for these partners, and we re-commit our work to serving God by loving and serving them.


DALLAS PETS ALIVE

celebrated as its own Stephen Knight, founder of Dogs Matter, was awarded Hero of the Year by CNN.

HOPE WALKS

participated in the Texas A&M BUILD project with students who built a medical container to be used at the Kilifi County Hospital in Kenya in 2025.

SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA

hosted its low vision clinic in Dallas where 27 children received video magnifiers

SINAPIS GROUP

hosted a November graduation for entrepreneurs in Kenya who successfully completed the Ascent program!

TOGETHER WE THRIVE

held its first-ever Pickling for a Purpose Pickleball Tournament to raise support for for its programs that teach life skills and mentor youth in their community.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,
who does not change like shifting shadows."


-James 1:17

2024: YEAR IN REVIEW

"The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy."


-Psalm 126:3

 

BLUE SKY THERAPEUTIC RIDING & RESPITE

$50,000 Funding to support the PURPOSE program for young adults with disabilities in Denton County.

BUCKNER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

$124,000 Funding to support the North Texas foster care and adoption program

CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

$900,000 Funding to support the general operations of the CURE Ethiopia hospital.

CURE INTERNATIONAL

$2,800,000 Funding to support the general operations of the CURE Ethiopia hospital.

GRACE LAKE MINISTRIES

$25,000 Funding to support equine assisted services.

IN MY SHOES

$25,000 Funding to support general operations of the maternity home and support services for homeless, pregnant and parenting women.

LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL

$2,481,000 Funding to support the WASH programs in Uganda, Zambia, and Nicaragua; the Zambia Design Outreach Pilot; a global WASH innovation project; and general operations.

MHMR FOUNDATION

$150,000 Funding to support the Complex Care Clinic at MHMR of Tarrant County.

NEURO ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

$20,000 Funding to support the Quality of Life for Children Program for Tarrant and Dallas Counties.

SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA

$25,000 Funding to support the Low Vision and Blindness Program in North Texas.

SINAPIS GROUP

$350,000 Funding to support to support operation and expansion of the Ascent program.

TOGETHER WE THRIVE

$35,000 Funding to support one-to-one mentoring programming for high school students in Dallas ISD schools

UPBRING

$75,000 Funding to expand recruitment and retention efforts of foster and adoptive parents caring for children in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

WESLEY-RANKIN COMMUNITY CENTER

$85,000 Funding to support children and youth programming during the school year and summer sessions.

"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
We observed his glory, the glory as the one
and only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth".


-John 1:14

15 Nonprofits Awarded With Christmas Grants

The mission of The Rees-Jones Foundation is to serve God by serving others, sharing His resources in ways that provide opportunities for the disadvantaged, relief for the suffering, and encouragement in the growth and well-being of children and families. In so doing, the Foundation hopes that the love of Christ is experienced in practical ways by those served.

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