Small Change

I love coming to Australia and seeing how people remember the poor in their daily lives. Today I met Dot. She reminded me that the cliche is true: small change can change lives.

Dot, from North Manly Baptist Church, has been collecting five cent coints for as long as she can remember. She keeps her own change. Friends and neighbours give their coins. One friend bags his coins and brings them all the way from Forster when he visits! Every five cent coin is banked and sent to overseas projects. How much money is raised? Last year Dot collected an average of a hundred dollars a month!

Such constant, creative distribution of resources makes our work possible. We live and we give because Australians remember the poor. Thanks Dot!