Thoughtful Thursday: Hello Somebody

We've long heard that it's better to give than to receive, and what more? It's better for organizations to give their profits away than to keep them.

Toms is a great example of this. They've become a staple in the Christian "hipster" scene, as many beanie- and aviator-wearing kids can be seen rocking them with skinny jeans. And yes, there's been a recent dialogue about the motivation behind consumer compassion. But the thought behind the purchase aside, as long as a company hasn't changed their mission (in Toms' case, this mission means delivering a pair of shoes to a child in an underdeveloped country when you buy a pair for yourself), then that's all that matters.

Enter Hello Somebody. While it's no surprise that I am guilty of jumping on various cultural bandwagons, I still get excited when donations and support are given to good causes. Hello Somebody is a movement that began in 2009 when the cofounders were on a mission trip to Honduras. While serving there, they encountered many children who were faced with intense poverty and were without clean water or education. These individuals were affected, began gaining sponsors to aid in their cause, and HS was born.

According to the website, "Hello Somebody exists to feed and educate children, by providing an avenue of knowledge, in order to break the cycle of poverty and hunger within their generation." By purchasing a watch, you help provide the necessary funds to sponsor 100 boys from the streets of Rwanda with vocational and educational opportunities, along with two solid meals a day. Your watch may also do other things, like helping provide the funds to build wells for clean water in Guatemala.

This week I received my very own watch, which was a belated Christmas gift from my brother. Thanks, little bro!

Consider ordering your own, or giving a little love to Hello Somebody today!