ABOUT Chronic Joy Giving
You are a vital piece of the puzzle!
Without you, Chronic Joy would be incomplete. When you give, get involved, and pray your piece of the puzzle falls right into place. Together, we are making a difference one precious life at a time.
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion … (2 Corinthians 9:11)
GIVING—YOUR PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
When you give, your piece of the puzzle falls right into place.
Giving is a vibrant expression of our faith. We were created by the One who is lavishly and abundantly generous, the One who sacrificed everything for us.
Every gift makes a difference one precious life at a time.
CHRONIC JOY GIVING DETAILS
Every dollar you give provides:
- programs for children, teens, and adults affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability.
- helpful programs for spouses, parents, caregivers, and leaders
- hundreds of encouraging, accessible, and practical resources
- more than 250 encouraging printables
- thousands of stunning images
- content across a wide variety of platforms
STEWARDSHIP DETAILS
Chronic Joy is a 501(c)3 non-profit run entirely by servant-hearted volunteers.
We have no paid staff or facility costs, and we strive to be good stewards of every dollar. Your donations fuel this ministry, which serves the chronic illness community and extends hope to those who often feel lonely, isolated, and forgotten.
- In 2024, 100% of donations funded key initiatives, including developing and implementing 14 Envelopes of Hope (available on our website pages and each filled with excellent resources, free of charge for all who request them) and adding two new publications (Servant-Hearted Leadership and The Wonderful Land of Affliction). In addition, we upgraded and added much-needed office equipment: one computer, two display monitors, an office printer, and a postage printer. Your generosity provided more than 8000 #PenToPaper packets as part of our global You Get Mail! program, including celebrating 870 birthdays
- In 2023, 100% of spent donations empowered courageous connection initiatives. With the expansion of Chronic Joy Publishing, we published two new books: Journey into Light and #PenToPaper: Note Starters for Every Day. In addition, more than 250 easy-to-use, FREE Printable guides are available on our website. We purchased a new computer for Cindee. Your generosity provided more than 7000 #PenToPaper packets as part of our global You Get Mail! program, including celebrating 836 birthdays.
- In 2022, 100% of spent donations fueled key community-building initiatives for adults, teens, and children. We expanded the scope of Chronic Joy Publishing to include studies, devotionals, and devotional memoirs. We purchased a machine to fold all of the guides included in every envelope, which has delighted us more than you can imagine. Your generosity provided more than 6500 #PenToPaper packets as part of our global You Get Mail! program, including celebrating 634 birthdays.
- In 2021, 100% of spent donations cultivated community by addressing key topics like intentional kindness, being brave in the midst of illness, processing chronic grief, and wrapping people in prayer, both spiritually and literally with prayer shawls made by and for those in our community. Your generosity provided more than 4000 #PenToPaper packets to our mission field around the world and made our website more inclusive by adding an accessibility tool and providing tools for processing emotions and expressing creativity.
- In 2020, 100% of spent donations funded four #PenToPaper mailings (Over 4000 packets of encouragement and educational materials were mailed across the United States and around the world.), we made strides toward becoming more inclusive and accessible through the addition of audio for many of our posts, we added many new free printable “how to” guides, and we created hundreds of free images.
- In 2019, 95% of spent donations grew our prayer ministry, fueled the development of the Prayer Pond, facilitated #PenToPaper mailings, and provided postage for thousands of beautiful notecards so our community could #PrayItForward and encourage others.
- In 2018, 82% of spent donations funded our 5 vital, key programs, continued to expand our prayer ministry, and purchased a much-needed computer to help us better serve our growing community.
- In 2017, 93% of spent donations enabled us to continue providing free Bible studies and launch the Gift of Community (which provided tools and resources for small group formation).
- In 2016, 76% of spent donations were invested in the lives of those we serve, facilitating the Gift of Hope to 1,000 precious lives. It was a Remarkable Year.
Every day, we bring what we have (willing hearts and our simple loaves and fish) and God makes a way – in spite of illness, in spite of anxiety, in spite of daily pain, in spite of a spate of surgeries, in spite of overwhelming fatigue, and in spite of all we don’t know and the skills we do not have. In spite of what we lack – or maybe precisely because of it – God makes a way, because Chronic Joy isn’t our ministry, it’s His.
You’re a vital piece of the puzzle!
Generosity isn’t measured by the size of our gifts but by the intentions of our hearts. Giving from a grateful heart wells up and spills over to nourish and sustain others on this journey through life.
You are a vital piece of the puzzle! Thank you for making a difference one precious life at time.
Blog Posts
Go, Stay and Give
Together has been an important word as I’ve invested my time in the ministry of Chronic Joy for the past years. Each day is filled with much learning for both my ministry partner, Cindee, and me – much leaning and pressing into the Father. He is building this ministry brick-by-brick, and we sense His pleasure as we give whatever we’ve got.
Join Hands, Fill Up, Pour Out
Why do we generously give and serve with Chronic Joy? Because God called. And because the work He's called us to do is so desperately needed.
Thank You for investing in the mission and ministry of Chronic Joy. Your gift speaks hope and ignites change one precious life at a time.
Generosity ignites possibility.
Generosity ignites possibility.
God delights in the one whose heart is in his gift.
God delights in the one whose heart is in his gift. (2 Corinthians 9:7 AMP)
At its best, giving is an act of worship.
“At its best, giving is an act of worship.” Cornelius J. Dyck
When we each give what we have, together we become bolder, braver, and stronger.
When we each give what we have, together we become bolder, braver, and stronger.
GiveAndGlorify
“What is the chief end of giving? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Dennis Bakke
Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds.” Barbara BushGiving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
“Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds.” Barbara Bush
Live generously and graciously toward others.
Live generously and graciously toward others. (Matthew 5:48)
GiverDearPrecious
The heart of a giver makes the gift dear and precious. ~ Martin Luther
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion …
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion … (2 Corinthians 9:11a)
When we give, God multiplies. Give Simply.
When we give, God multiplies. Give Simply.
Every gift – no matter the size – kindles change one precious life at a time.
“Every gift – no matter the size – kindles change one precious life at a time.” Cindee Snider Re
…do good, be rich in good deeds … be generous and willing to share.
…do good, be rich in good deeds … be generous and willing to share. (1 Timothy 6:18)
God’s kingdom is the place of abundance where every generous act overflows its original bounds and becomes part of the unbounded grace of God at work in the world.
“God’s kingdom is the place of abundance where every generous act overflows its original bounds and becomes part of the unbounded grace of God at work in the world.” Henri Nouwen
The world asks, “What does a man own?” Christ asks, “How does he use it?”
The world asks, “What does a man own?” Christ asks, “How does he use it?” Andrew Murray
Generosity isn’t measured by the size of our gift, but by the intention of our heart.
“Generosity isn’t measured by the size of our gift, but by the intention of our heart.” Cindee Snider Re
God knows the heart behind our gifts, and He sees our sacrifice.
God knows the heart behind our gifts, and He sees our sacrifice.
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
“Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost.” Ignatius of Loyola
How will you give today?
How will you give today?
The kingdom that Jesus preached and lived was all about a glorious, uproarious, absurd generosity.
“The kingdom that Jesus preached and lived was all about a glorious, uproarious, absurd generosity. ” N.T. Wright