We want to invite you in to something exciting this Christmas:  being a blessing to those we have committed to sponsor through Give Grace.  As members of our community and of the global church we hope you will share in our joy in blessing our children this Christmas.  Read carefully the suggestions below as there are guidelines for gifts.  On December 6, the last day of school and last Encounter of the semester, we will have a time to bring the gifts forward and Grace Campus will ship them in time for Christmas.  We hope you participate - Bring the gifts to encounter next week.

What To Do:

1. Wrap your gift

2.  Label it with a post-it:
boy/girl
age
country

3. Bring it to Encounter on Dec. 6.

CHINA

These 9 children are infant-toddler age and are from the Philip Hayden Foundation as well as another orphanage, House of Grace. Gifts for them would include small stuffed animals, infant or toddler clothing, or blankets.
Another option is to put money in an envelope towards formula or diapers, marking the envelope for what it should go towards.  We will not need cards for these children as they are too young.
UGANDA

We have 8 children sponsored:
3 boys, 5 girls, and the house mom.
The boys are 6, 10, and 12.
The girls are 9, 11, and 12.

The type of suggested gifts include:  backpack, age-appropriate Bible, t-shirts, small toys, school supplies, crayons, coloring books (for the younger ones).

Do NOT give anything requiring
batteries, candy, or food.
No books with too many american references, videos,
CD’s or DVD’s or cash.

DO send Christmas cards
(that aren’t overly americanized).
Please do cards for individuals, not the group, and put their name on the outside.