Nov. 3: How to Help Veterans

Military personnel and their families make a lot of sacrifices and need our attention.  Parade magazine offers 11 ways for us to help veterans on their day—November 11—and throughout the year.  (The article also offered relevant websites for further information.)

▪ Give shelter (homesforourtroops.org)

▪ Offer a ride (dav.org)

▪ Foster a pet (guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org)

▪ Record a war story (loc.gov/vets)

▪ Donate cell phones (cellphonesforsoldiers.com)

▪ Share used DVDs (dvds4vets.org)

▪ Contribute to holiday drives (operationgratitude.com)

▪ Send care packages (soldierpackages.org)

▪ Share your expertise (milserve.org)

Do you have extra time, money, goods? What about skills in financial counseling, or carpentry to build wheelchair ramps?  There are millions of soldiers, vets and families who need you.

Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against…the devil.  (Ephesians 6:11)

Holy Spirit, help us repay our debts to our veterans.