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ROW Is Now On Twitter!
Posted by: | Posted: January 4th, 2010 | CommentsROW is now on Twitter!
A ROW Christmas List
Posted by: | Posted: November 28th, 2009 | CommentsThere are lots of ways you can have a ROW Christmas!
The first way to have a ROW Christmas is to purchase some of the items from the ROW Online Store and give them to your friends and relatives! Here’s are just a few of the gift ideas under $25.00 you’ll find there:
- ROWvotion books $15.00 9 volumes so far
- ROW Jelly $5.00
- ROW Audio CD’s $10.00: “Lessons From the Forests”, “Spiritual Lessons”, “Lessons” Sermons by Ben
- ROW caps $15.00
- ROW Adult T-Shirts $15.00
- ROW Sweat Shirts $25.oo
Didn’t find the perfectly unique gift for that perfectly unique person on your list? Consider visiting ROWArt.org and pick out one of the hand-made items created by artists in various countries where ROW works.
The final and easiest way to have a ROW Christmas is to donate to ROW. Rivers Of The World is unique because almost 95% of your donation will go directly to help the cause you specify. Here are just a few of the things your donation can help ROW purchase in the coming year:
- Solar powered Bibles – Small (about the size of an ipod) A $50 donation will help about 50 people hear the Word of God in their own language!
- Large solar, crank, battery, electric Bible - A $100 donation can help 300 can hear the Word!
- Solar Powered DVD player with “Jesus Film” $550 donation so others can see and
hear the story of Jesus!! - Feed 10 boys at the orphanage in Bluefields, Nicaragua, $300 per month.
- Feed 40 orphans in Congo, $150 per month
- Books for ROW Libraries in Congo $10 per book up to $120.00 for Congo
History book in French! - Bag of Beans or Rice in Congo, $40 per bag.
- Feed 36 folks at home for the elderly in Congo, $100 per month
- Build a latrine in Dominican Republic refugee camp, $400
- Feed a child in one of our orphanages in Vietnam $10 per month- we have
1050 kids!! - Transport a child to school in Honduras for a month $16.00
- Gasoline costs per gallon in Venezuela $.10
- Gasoline costs in Congo (diesel) $2.50 a gallon
- Gasoline costs in Brasil $2.50 a gallon
- Tuition at our schools averages $50 per month per child
- Bibles average $6.50 world wide - endless needs
- Gospel Tracks are $.25 each and up. We need an endless supply!
- Chalk for schools $3.50 per box we need 6,624 boxes in Congo alone!
- Blackboards for schools - we need 94 at $50 each
- Sewing supplies for our 3 sewing schools, $20 per pupil
Please consider having a ROW Christmas this year! Help ROW directly with a donation or help let others know about great work that ROW does around the world by purchasing items from the ROW Online Store and give them to everyone!
We hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and thank you for helping ROW take Christmas to the world!
Master Bladesmith Walter Brend Creates Official ROW Knife
Posted by: | Posted: November 11th, 2009 | CommentsNamed “Scout” in honor of the Boy Scouts, Master Bladesmith Walter Brend, has created the official ROW knife. After almost a year, Walter created one of his famous Model 2 knives for Ben Mathes to tote wherever he goes! Mr. Walter was also kind enough to feature Ben & ROW on his website in February of 2009.
Click on the pictures to see a larger image.
Scout With Tactical Case
Scout With A Helper
As Ben says: “Amazing job Mr. Walter! God bless you for your talent and for creating this wonderful knife!”
We are as honored that you are a friend of ROW as Ben is that you are a friend of his. And, we know this knife will help keep Ben safe in the forests and jungles around the world for many years to come!
Next time you see Ben, ask him, “Is Scout with you?”
Chances are, Scout will be prepared - and in the middle of the action!
Presenting the Maggie!!
Posted by: | Posted: April 2nd, 2009 | Comments
3 Looks Good In Her Maggie!
Margarite Nelson of Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody, Ga showed us her idea for easy to make ROW Caps and a lady in Frankfort, KY named the cap a “Maggie” after Margarite!! Anyone who wants to make caps that can be delivered to children all over the world can make these caps!
How many Maggies can you send to ROW to distribute world wide??!!
Welcome to the NEW ROW.org Website!
Posted by: | Posted: April 1st, 2009 | Comments
ROW.org has taken the next leap forward in technology. Our new website is chocked full of new features such as full integration of YouTube videos, RSS Feeds, Remote Update Tools, Media Players, Photo Galleries, and lots of new ways to tell you the story of Rivers Of The World.
We’ve upgraded our online store making it easier and safer to purchase online. You now have the ability to leave comments on stories you like! We re-organized the menus to make everything more accessible and easy to use. And now, teams can now log-in remotely and update their travel pages with photos and stories while still in-country. This will take you closer to the action and you will be right with them as they spread the Word of God along the Rivers Of The World.
Browse the site and check out the new features. Send your questions, comments, suggestions and even your complaints to wiz@row.org. Hope you like our new look!
An Open Chair - Be Still & Know
Posted by: | Posted: March 31st, 2009 | Comments
Have you ever longed to share your most personal thoughts with someone?
Someone you could trust and lay bare your soul?
Someone you could always count on?
Someone that no matter what time of the day or night would always be available to listen?
That someone is as close as the chair sitting next to you.
An open chair is all you need to invite God into your life. All you have to do is sit down, listen and know that your heart is being heard.
An Open Chair is a call to action to help others! You can learn more about this opportunity here! You can help ROW at the same time reminding yourself each day to be still and know.
Listen to Ben Mathes explain how Open Chair is helping ROW!
Watch Allison Carlson Introduce ‘The Chair’
http://www.anopenchair.com/video/OpenChair4.flvROW Caps Around The World
Posted by: | Posted: January 20th, 2009 | Comments
Cool Ben
Where In The World Have You Seen ROW Caps?
Rivers Of The World’s mission takes us all over the world! And, you can help us show it! Send us your photos from anywhere in the world with at least one person wearing a ROW baseball cap and we will post it here on this page.
When you send your photo, be sure to include where it was taken, and who took the photo so we can give credit where credit is due! This should be a lot of fun and will give us a unique perspective on how ROW affects and changes the lives of people even in very small ways!
Caps Of The World
Posted by: | Posted: January 14th, 2009 | Comments
Rivers Of The World is blessed to have so many wonderful people working to help make people’s lives better. In particular, we want to take a few minutes to thank all of the ladies (and gentlemen!) who have knitted caps or provided knitted caps for babies and children.
ROW delivers these caps to children all over the world to bring warmth and color to sometimes bleak lives. This page is dedicated to the wonderful people who support ROW with knitting needles and thread! Our thanks to you!
ROW Is On Google Earth
Posted by: | Posted: December 21st, 2008 | Comments
Now you can see what ROW is doing around the globe, literally!
ROW mission trips can now be viewed as place marks inside of Google Earth. It’s a great way to visualize the incredible distances ROW travels when helping others!
Bake A Cake For A Soldier
Posted by: | Posted: June 1st, 2008 | CommentsWant to make someone who is far away from home very, very happy?! Make them a cake and send it to them. Maybe you heard Ben talk about this cake on the radio. Or maybe you just want to do something nice for someone who is a long way from home. This cake is easy to make, ships well and will just surprise the heck out of anyone who opens it up! Read More→
