Today, I wrote 1 Peter 5:7 on a note card, along with a little encouraging note and waited.  Ali has her SAT test tomorrow, so I thought the anxiety that is common with those sorts of tests was a perfect excuse to give an encouraging Bible verse.  I was going to leave a verse on a car windshield, but encouraging my friend was more important.

After Ali was asleep, I sneaked downstairs and put the encouraging note right on the doorstep.  Soooooo I hope she finds it.  We'll see!  :)

Ali had to work until late last night, so she'll be fulfilling today's challenge tomorrow.

To be honest, I didn't think that anyone but me would participate in today's challenge since it involved sacrificing money, which is a valuable resource for teens like me, perhaps even more valuable than kindness at times.  However, most of my friends did end up donating five dollars to a charity, which totally made my day. 

I donated my five dollars to a mosquito net fund I started after I returned home from Kenya, Africa.  Another friend of mine donated five dollars to that fund as well, so together, we gave enough money to purchase a mosquito net for someone in Africa.  Exciting! 

Some people donated to our school's Invisible Children Schools for Schools fund.  I loved seeing my peers step up and sacrifice their own money to help somebody else.  It brings a smile to my face. :)

What charity did you give your $5 to?