Where He leads...: You can bless a child in Haiti this Christmas

You can bless a child in Haiti this Christmas

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I mentioned in my last blog entry that I went to Haiti this month to help God's Planet gather information for their Christmas project. God's Planet partners with several orphanages in Haiti and one of the big projects each year is matching the children at these orphanages with sponsors to provide them with personalized Christmas gifts. This year, we have nearly 150 children on the list. I took photos of the children and recorded their information (i.e. age, shoe and clothing sizes, etc).

After compiling all of the information, all we need is YOU! Sponsoring a child for Christmas is easy. God's Planet will provide you with a reusable shopping bag and information about your child. You simply fill the bag with unique gifts for that child and turn it back into God's Planet by December 18th. Volunteer teams will take the bags to Haiti and we will deliver them to each orphanage.

Here are some gift ideas:

Girls - hair bows, Barbie dolls, summer tops and dresses, jump ropes, lip gloss

Boys - toy cars, football, action figures, dress shirts, shorts, combs

Both - playing cards, school supplies, stickers, candy, socks and underwear, shoes, sandals

We also encourage you to put a card and/or photos of you and your family to personalize your gift.

If you are interested in spreading a little joy this Christmas to a child in Haiti, contact me and I can give you more details. If you live in the Maryville area, I can give you a bag and the child's information. If you live elsewhere but would still like to participate, let me know and we can arrange that. You would need to mail the items to us by December 18th.

Here are some of the children who are still in need of a sponsor.

Offlie is 9 years old. When she grows up, she wants to be a nurse.

Robens is 7 years old. When he grows up, he wants to be a pastor.

Medjine is 6 years old. When she grows up, she wants to be a lollipop seller.

Vlajimmy is 12 years old. When he grows up, he wants to be a driver.

To find out if these children are still available to sponsor for the Christmas project or to sponsor another child, email me at hannahsterling@live.com.

However you spend this Christmas holiday, I pray it will be filled with joy and that you will be filled with thanksgiving for the many blessings you have been given this Christmas season and throughout the year.