giving more..

i just think this topic is rather sensitive, yet interesting (or may be a bit challenging to point out as well), with regard to the aids, especially financial supports, that many charity organisations, around the world, are pledging people to be generous to help in assisting bringing the reliefs for the victims of tsunami. don't get me wrong, but feel free to agree or disagree, or if you can't be bothered to try digesting them, that's fine. as the news revealed, we've all have heard that people, especially the australians are giving very generously, and in fact, combined with the givings from other countries around the world, the total amount of money collected by the United Nation has reached an amount that would otherwise be achieved in a year, which is 1 billion, yet, this time, all it takes is a week of 'aggressive' encouragement that people show their compassions toward those in crisis.

Here are some facts, loosely re-written:
1) less than a month ago, an article in SMH was reading that some portions of the charity sum that people donated are being kept by the organisations. this can be understood as far as covering for the cost of operations. however, indeed, some charities set their own policies with regard to how much of the amount collected will be channeled back toward the needy people. worse still, they have certain amount of time (or years), that would allow them to not channel back the closest whole percentage being collected.
2) World Vision's CEO - Tim Costello, having understood that the tsunami crisis is such devastating, changed the organisation's policy with regard to receiving the donation from gambling proceedings, the Clubs NSW ($500,000), which was refused at first, but later losing it since it has been donated to CARE Australia and Catholic charity, Youth Off the Streets, once being rejected. clearly, the policy is set to tackle issue that can arised based on ethical grounds if such donations come from rather 'unethical' sources. hey?
3) For short term relief, the massive amount collected is more than enough to do what could be done to help the victims, the rest of the amount, well, you don't know how they are being managed.
4) Quite a few web-sites are defrauding people's money (and trust) by deceiving that they are associated with certain registered charity organisations, so donations could be made through them.

Obviously:
you should be as generous in giving, we are only stewards of what God has entrusted us, and keep on challenging yourself to give more.

Perhaps:
- you should just be more careful in giving to any charity organisations, i.e. registered, clear stand on amount being channeled back toward the needy.
- not only perhaps, but do pray for those ppl managing the money, since greeds can consume anyone without mercy, you are talking about millions (or billions this time).
- don't be naived to donate online through some doggy seemingly-with-authority cash cows (or cowards should i say).
- what's better is if charity can lead to opportunity for Gospel to reach out to people, so, check out for organisations whose aim is to facilitate meeting the greatest need of people though the compassions shown.