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How many shoeboxes has your agency filled? Have you met your goal? Shoebox collection week is November 16-23. All shoeboxes must be turned in to your local collection center during that week. Please join us in reaching our goal of 2000 boxes! Completing a shoebox for a needy child is easy and fun! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Emily McNay at emily.mcnay@twentysixtwelve.org, or check the Samaritan’s Purse website – http://www.samaritanspurse.org. Also, if you would like to join us at the Operation Christmas Child warehouse in Denver, Colorado from December 8-12, please let us know. We would love to have you!
One week from today, a small team will head back to Belize. The Palliative Care Association of Belize, still in the beginning stages, requested some training for pastors and volunteers regarding grief and bereavement. Rick & Beckie Hinze, and Bob and Margaret Gentry will provide this training. We ask that you would partner with us in prayer.
Pray that the attendees will be responsive to the material presented, and that the presenters would present with accuracy and confidence. Pray for the patients and that the caregivers would be knowledgable and effective. Pray for this country as these precious few embark on the journey toward excellent hospice care.
The trip to New Orleans was wonderful. 15 participants went with us, representing 8 agencies. We were split into 2 groups, and worked on 2 families’ homes. Both groups were at the “mudding” & sanding stage of construction. The work was hard, but not unbearable. It was such a joy to know that these families would be able to finally move into homes after 4 years of instability and heartache. We are told the homes will be complete in approximately 3-4 weeks. In addition to our work, we learned a great deal about the people of New Orleans, and the great need of the people there. It is estimated the city will not be back to the way it was before the storm until 2027. We hope to continue to partner with them in this process.
The Whole Team!
