Christmas Party

Just a reminder we will meet for the last time in 2016 on Sunday December 4 @ 6pm.  This will be a fun Christmas party so we hope you can make it and bring a friend.

Also, join us on December 11 @ 6pm for the annual Christmas Program here at church, with a dessert reception following the program.

We start back up in 2017 on Sunday January 8 @ 6pm. Hope to see you then!

Exceeding our Goal!

This group is amazing!  We set out to do 10 boxes but exceeded our goal.  Thank you to the parents that helped take the kids shopping--we ended up doing 15 boxes.

We talked about the kids who will receive the boxes, the joy that will shine on their faces in knowing strangers (us) on another continent packed them in love.  The boxes also get sent with the Story of Jesus, and the message of Jesus' love for everyone- our prayer is that this children will end up knowing Christ as their Savior. We also made sure to included a card, signed by every student to include in each box, then prayed for the boxes and the child that would receive the box.

It's awesome to teach this kids about serving. My hope is that during the Christmas season we can continue to show acts of kindness to our brothers and sister right here where we live and go to school.  I challenge you, as parents, to show and do these with your kids.

Setting out donations and getting organized.

Picking just the right items for each box.

Trying to get it all to fit...the boxes were stuffed!

Awesome kids learning to GIVE.

SILLY KIDS!!

Serving Locally

Sunday was a great evening of serving for our Crossroads group. The kids came ready and willing to pitch in and get some work done. In the past we have raked leaves for people the last week or so of October.  This year, the weather has been so mild we couldn't really do that, leaves are still green. That was no problem for us as leaders, we asked the teams at church "How can the middle schoolers serve you?"   We were asked to do some of the leaves near the building that had fallen, clean nursery toys, empty old outreach cupboards, and even wipe out the refrigerators.  The kids did those jobs and a few others with eagerness.  Afterward we had a snack and played a few quick games of dodgeball. Thanks once again for raising kids eager to serve and be the hands and feet of Christ.