The wildfires happening in Australia right now are horrifying. 12 MILLION acres have been burned, almost 500 MILLION animals have been killed, 20 people and counting?! If you look at a current fire map, almost a quarter of Australia is covered in flames.

I sit here at my kitchen table and look out my window at our dreary Michigan Sunday. But today, I’m grateful that these grey clouds are my view..knowing I could be looking at a different view if I were living on the other side of the world. I feel helpless and sad, but that has motivated me to come up with ways to help. Check out the links below!

• VIC Bushfire Disaster Appeal– the Victorian government has guaranteed 100% of money collected is going right to the victims

• Australian Bush Fire Appeal

• Australia Red Cross

• Australia Food Bank

• NSW Rural Fire Service– Donate directly to families of the firefighters who were killed in the fires

• Victorian Bushfire Disaster Appeal

• RSPCA– Help the animals of New South Wales

• WWF Koala Appeal

• WIRES– Australian Wildlife Rescue Organization

• Port Macquarie Koala Hospital

• Currumbin Wildlife Hospital

We are happy to add to this list with any other links to help! Sending prayers to our Australian family.