“The King will reply,‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"Matthew 25:40
As the youth group has read and discussed the book "Crazy Love" for the past several weeks, we've been motivated by God's crazy love for us to extend that love to others. One practical way we want to show God's love this Christmas season is by distributing Christmas Care Packages to a few families in our communities in need. Each care package will contain food, paper products, toiletries, some holiday items, and the gospel.
From now until December 17th, the youth group in collaboration with Food For Families is collecting donations for the care packages. Please consider spending just a little extra this week to purchase some of the following items:
- tins of ham
- boxes of candy canes
- canned vegetables
- canned fruit
- boxed mashed potatoes
- tea, coffee, hot chocolate
- Christmas goodies, such as nuts, pretzels, chocolates
- pasta
- cereal
- boxed cookie mixes
- personal care items, such as shampoo, soap, and toothpaste
- Christmas napkins, paper plates, cups
- facial tissue, toilet paper
Please bring your donations to church on the 11th and place them in the Food For Families hamper in the foyer and the tote in the cry room, or bring your donations to your mid-week small group (most likely, someone from your small group will be working at the church during the week, and could deliver your donations for you).
Thank you for partnering with us to bring the gospel to our communities!
Brian and Emily Conley, and the Southeast Valley Baptist Church Youth Group
"If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." James 2:15,16
