This year our focus in Children's Ministry is going to be on Christmas in Mexico. Christmas in Mexico provides a poverty stricken child in Mexico with a Christmas gift, likely to be the only gift they’ll receive for Christmas. The gift also provides an opportunity for the local church to minister to families, invite them to church, and share Christmas love.
For our 4th and 5th graders, we are challenging them all to put together a gift box to send to Mexico. We will have envelopes with instructions the first weekend in December in our Preteen class, or you can pick one up in the foyer at the Christmas in Mexico display. Follow the instructions in the envelope which include purchasing gift/s valued $10 to $20 and placing them in a plastic shoe-box sized container. Wrap the gift in wrapping paper with the enclosed green sticker filled out and drop off in the foyer of the church no later than Sunday, December 11th at noon.
We're hoping to have dozens of gifts from our preteens alone as we are blessed with the opportunity to live out our December virtue of Generosity. Encourage your preteen to get involved and talk through the experience together. It will be a great way to kick off the Christmas season!
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