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Smile for a Child - Christmas Gift Boxes for Nicaragua
We are collecting items now for the A Smile for a Child gift box program that supports Mision Para Cristo children
in Nicaragua. Our goal at NSCofC is to ship 100 filled boxes to the
children this year. All items and donations need to be at NSCofC no
later than Sun, Sep 13 in order for the boxes to be shipped several
weeks later to make it to Nicaragua by the Christmas holidays.
We already have boxes and gift wrap so all we need are items to fill each of the boxes. This is where you can help. Can you please consider purchasing items (see list below) or making a donation towards the purchase of items or shipment of the boxes? Each box costs $5 to ship.
For you to help, see the sign-up sheet and donation container in the foyer of the NSCofC auditorium. Of course, you can also be in touch with Anne, Karita, or Raeann to assist or if you have questions.
Items (new, please) to be collected:
- Jump ropes
- Small balls (no larger than 4 inches big)
- Bubbles
- Writing pens
- Note pads (no larger than 5 X 7 inches)
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste (large tubes)
- Hair combs
- Bars of soap (each in Ziploc bag)
- Lollipops or gum (no other type of candy)
- Shampoo, lotion, etc. (hotel or trial size)
- Donations (for purchase or shipping)
- Large rubber bands (for keeping each box closed)
Smile for a Child - Christmas Gift Boxes for Nicaragua
It is time to start collecting items now for the A Smile for a Child gift box program that supports Mision Para Cristo children in Nicaragua. Our goal at NSCofC is to ship 100 filled boxes to the children this year. All items and donations need to be at NSCofC no later than Sun, Sep 13 in order for the boxes to be shipped several weeks later to make it to Nicaragua by the Christmas holidays.
We already have boxes and gift wrap so all we need are items to fill each of the boxes. This is where you can help. Can you please consider purchasing items (see list below) or making a donation towards the purchase of items or shipment of the boxes? Each box costs $5 to ship.
For you to help, see the sign-up sheet and donation container in the foyer of the NSCofC auditorium. Of course, you can also be in touch with Anne, Karita, or Raeann to assist or if you have questions.
Items (new, please) to be collected:
- Jump ropes
- Small balls (no larger than 4 inches big)
- Bubbles
- Writing pens
- Note pads (no larger than 5 X 7 inches)
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste (large tubes)
- Hair combs
- Bars of soap (each in Ziploc bag)
- Lollipops or gum (no other type of candy)
- Shampoo, lotion, etc. (hotel or trial size)
- Donations (for purchase or shipping)
- Large rubber bands (for keeping each box closed)
Christian & Megan in Nicaragua II
Christian and Megan are still down in Nicaragua working with Mision Para Cristo. See new and updated pictures of their adventures at C and M in Nicaragua. See all of the Mission's pictures at Mision Para Cristo photos.
Christian & Megan in Nicaragua
Along with grandparents Ann and Mike, our teenagers Christian and Megan are down in Nicaragua for several weeks working with the good people at Mision Para Cristo. See new and updated pictures of their adventures at C and M in Nicaragua. See all of the Mission's pictures at Mision Para Cristo photos. A few photos of Christian and Megan below.
Mike & Ann in Nicaragua #10-09
Mike Faris
Jul 3, 2009
Greetings Fellow Workers,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note between groups. But first, if you’ve been keeping up with the news I’m sure you are aware of the situation in Honduras. Just wanted to let you know it has not affects us one bit here in Jinotega. Groups are traveling in and out of the country without incident. So, in case it crossed your mind, we are fine busy and enjoying ourselves. It’s the rainy season here but it sure has been hot lately and not much rain. Good for working.
The groups from Grapevine TX and Summerville SC departed Jinotega today for their return home. While it was a busy time having 37 workers here it was a great time. We had a chance to renew friendships got to make some new friends and had a good time working together. The group worked on 5 projects while they were here: painted the new church we build last month at Yanke (a community about 45 minutes north of Jinotega), completed the addition of a classroom to our school in Santa Inez (a community about 30 minutes south of J inotega), started construction on a house for one of the widows in the church in Jinotega, held a medical clinic every day in a different community and visited a different school or day care every day with the Mobile Library. And, there were a few other places they went to work for only a few hours, in their free time. Some of the work they did can be seen at photos.misionparacristo.com.
Ann did a wonderful job of hosting the group. She was up preparing breakfast every morning, made sure they had “fixin’s for their lunch”, took care of the laundry and all the little problems that can crop up.
The interns - Shauna, Lilly, JR, and Donovan - have been a tremendous help. They have been out with the groups every day and are now helping us prepare for tomorrow. Donovan has a good command of Spanish and does some translating out on the job. Tonight we are all going out to dinner on Benny. Can’t wait.
Our next group, Grapevine youth, (13 strong) will arrive tomorrow (Sat, Jul 4) for lunch. I will squeeze in a half workday for them (wouldn’t want them to feel they were wasting their money to come here to serve and not serve). They will continue with the house construction, make cinder blocks and build a latrine for a lady here in Jinotega. The group is scheduled to depart on Jul 11.
Around the mission:
1. We have one or two leads on available warehouses. We’re negotiating with the owners but nothing firm yet.
2. Next week (Jul 9) we will have three possibly four groups here at the same time for a total of 48-60 people. Preparation is underway. This is gonna be fun.
3. Our container has been shipped from TX. It contains a lot of medical items (no medicine) and a variety of general items (like chairs) that we can use around the mission. We’ve sent the paperwork to our customs agent in Managua for processing and hope to have it here in Jinotega in two to three weeks.
4. Two more interns arrive this weekend.
Mission needs:
1. Funds to rent a warehouse. The cost is $300 a month with a one year contract or we would gratefully accept a one-time gift of $3,600.
2. A utility truck. Cost: $15,000 - $17,000 dollars.
3. More books for the mobile library
Prayer needs:
1. Our container is not delayed and is delivered to Jinotega on schedule
2. Safe travel and work for the groups
3. Pray the situation in Honduras is settled quickly and without any major violence. Especially keep our Christian brothers and sisters working there in your prayers.
Well, that’s about it. Got to run to get some water for the next group. Again, thanks for your support. We wouldn’t be here if you weren’t there. Blessings.
Mike Faris
Misión Para Cristo
www.misionparacristo.com
http://photos.misionparacristo.com/
"Luma's Book Launching"
"Last night [Wed, Feb 11] was Luma’s book launching event at her high school. Some 80 people (well, there were another two men in the room), national TV crew, friends, flowers, books, survivors, teachers, etc. It was nice. I was and am very proud of her. Glad to support and serve.
Ady
P.S. Tomorrow she is invited at a talk show at a local TV station that has national coverage, in order to present her book.
Miss you all, I hope you are fine!"
VOTW
Week of Mar 7, 2010
1-5For instance, we know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven—God-made, not handmade—and we'll never have to relocate our "tents" again. Sometimes we can hardly wait to move—and so we cry out in frustration. Compared to what's coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we're tired of it! We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less. 6-8That's why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don't get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming. 9-10But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that's what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. Sooner or later we'll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what's coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad. 11-14That keeps us vigilant, you can be sure. It's no light thing to know that we'll all one day stand in that place of Judgment. That's why we work urgently with everyone we meet to get them ready to face God. God alone knows how well we do this, but I hope you realize how much and deeply we care. We're not saying this to make ourselves look good to you. We just thought it would make you feel good, proud even, that we're on your side and not just nice to your face as so many people are. If I acted crazy, I did it for God; if I acted overly serious, I did it for you. Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. 14-15Our firm decision is to work from this focused center: One man died for everyone. That puts everyone in the same boat. He included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own. 16-20Because of this decision we don't evaluate people by what they have or how they look. We looked at the Messiah that way once and got it all wrong, as you know. We certainly don't look at him that way anymore. Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you. 21How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.
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