Jeremy Affeldt, Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and an outspoken follower of Jesus Christ, understands the importance of connecting good works with the proclamation of the Gospel. Jeremy was recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper for his work and support of rescuing children from the sex-trade and bonded-slave labor industry. The Affeldt’s have kicked off the Feed the Hunger initiative with a gift of $15,000.
Jeremy writes, “Mike and I have been good friends for over 5 years now and his willingness to disciple me in the love of Jesus especially through humanitarian efforts have been eye opening to Larisa and I. He was huge in turning me in the direction of Not For Sale in San Francisco to help in the fight against sex slavery. My love for “the least of these” has increased more and more over the five years I have spent with Mike so when he gave me a call explaining the Youthfront Feed the Hunger initiative Larisa and I talked about it for no more than 30 seconds and knew it was a must for us to help out with.
God has given us so much over the years and we truly feel that He directs us to areas where He would want us to give back. What an exciting time this is to see young adults striving to be like Christ and I truly believe that the hand of God will show mightily in this time. Feed the Hunger initiative is Jesus walking among us!”
Wonderful news!!
Posted by: Sally | June 23, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Hey Sally,
Yep, very cool. How's in going in Washington, DC with International Justice Mission?
Posted by: Mike | June 23, 2009 at 11:26 PM
It's wonderful. I love the work, the people are amazing, and DC is a great city. How is KC?
Posted by: Sally | June 24, 2009 at 05:07 PM
Always the best
Posted by: Mike | June 24, 2009 at 10:34 PM