On mission to serve Middle East
Team of Liberty students and alumni work to start raising money to help refugees
Two Liberty University alumni and two current Liberty students, all sisters, recently teamed up to begin a project called Middle East Mission to raise and donate money to The Cradle of Christianity Fund (TCF).
TCF is a fund by television producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, whose goal is to help rescue, restore and return Middle Eastern Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities to a home where they can live and practice their faith in peace, according to Danni White, one of the Liberty alumni.
“We chose to donate to this organization because we like the fact that (TCF) works with and through local churches to help all those who suffer including Yazidis, Turkmen and Muslims who have fled the terrorists,” Danni White said.
Danni White and her sisters, Danita White, Dana White, Daniqua White and their 12-year-old sister, Danyelle White, started this project in hopes of helping to bring relief to refugees during the holiday seasons by selling an array of baked goods such as Russian tea cakes and cookies. The mission was founded by Danita White.
“After much prayer and thought, we had the idea to start (Middle East Mission) for the 2015 holiday season and donate 50 percent from every box that we sold to The Cradle of Christianity Fund,” Danni White said. “We decided to do this because making sweet foods is something that we love doing. It also gives people something to enjoy while supporting a great cause.”
So far, the band of sisters has raised more than $120 and is currently selling holiday-themed baked goods throughout December. However, Danni White said they will continue to sell after Christmas and will introduce new products at the beginning of the new year.
Those who are interested in purchasing and donating to their cause and wish to receive their baked goods before Christmas must purchase their products online by Dec. 15. Diabetic-friendly
options are also available.
“Even above supporting our campaign, we would like to ask everyone to pray for all refugees who have had their lives upended by terrorism, hate and violence,” Danni White said. “We would also like to remind everyone not to let fear of the unknown or (the) fear of retaliation freeze our compassion. We know that no amount of money can revert the devastation caused by ISIS.
We know that money can’t heal hearts. Only Christ can do that. But we help where we can, how we can, and with what we can because we have a living hope that this darkness will not last.”
To purchase baked goods or donate to Middle East Mission, visit thevirtuousgirl.org/store/, or for more information about TCF, visit www.cradlefund.org.
RITTER is a news reporter.