An invite from our Director of Care & Outreach, Jordan:
At Christmas we remember that God didn’t love us from a distance. In Jesus, he came near (John 1:14). This December, we get to do a small version of the same thing for our neighbors.
For the first time, our whole church is joining Mobile Hope for Christmas Bags of Joy. Mobile Hope walks with families in the mobile home communities they serve all year. Every December, they go door to door through those neighborhoods with Christmas gift bags. We’ll help fill the bags, and then we’ll help hand them out.
What you can do:
1. Fill a bag: Sunday, Nov. 29, through Sunday, Dec. 6
Bring a full bag or any single item to church. Each Bag of Joy holds:
• One large reusable tote bag (sturdy base preferred)
• Two new bath towels
• One activity book (crosswords, word searches)
• One store-bought holiday treat
• One $25 gift card (Target, Walmart, or Kwik Trip)
• One handwritten Christmas card
Take your time on the card. A family may keep it long after the treat is gone, so write it the way you’d write to a neighbor you want to know.
2. Deliver the joy
• Prep night: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6–8 PM. Help assemble the bags.
• Christmas parade: Thursday, Dec. 10, 6–8 PM. Walk the neighborhoods with Mobile Hope and hand the bags to families yourself.
We’d love for every life group to pick one of those nights and serve together. If you can only make one, come to the parade. That’s where we meet the families face to face.
Sign up to serve: https://forms.gle/mF7KWtAxyWTkoynJ6
