My 3-year old daughter is at the stage in her life where she asks for everything she sees. She has no concept of money (or even time). When a gift-giving occasion arises, our only challenge is sorting through the 50 requests she’s made over the last week. I am trying to teach her thankfulness. But like many parents, I find it’s not an easy task at three.

I wish I would have met Joni and her son, AJ, years ago. For his first birthday, Joni isn’t asking for one of those gifts where our children wind up finding the box it came in more exciting than the gift itself. She’s asking for the gift of giving.

AJ would like to change 20 lives.

What prompted this generous idea? Joni told us, “AJ was baptized in January and received a ton of wonderful toys, clothes etc. He doesn’t need more stuff, nor do we have room for anything more in our house, but I still wanted people to be able to give something in his honor.”

Through AJ's gift Cristian will receive school supplies.

AJ’s birthday isn’t for a few weeks, but already, Joni has seen lives changed, “It’s so fun checking each day and seeing how many children we’ve been able to impact! I get excited every time a new donation comes in.”

AJ’s family chose to help children in Latin America, where AJ’s birth family resides, “We adopted AJ at birth and even though his birth mom lives in Eugene, Oregon, her parents, AJ’s biological grandparents, come from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.”

I am so excited that AJ’s parents are so generous. If you would like to help AJ change 20 lives visit his campaign page. Thanks to his mom’s efforts, AJ will grow up learning there are people all over the world with needs far greater than his own.

If you’re interested in joining our group of pilot campaigners (that’s right – Joni is pioneering something that is top secret for now), email us. We’d love help you setup a fundraising campaign that shows your friend and family the lives they’ve change.

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