FOCUS ON THE FAMILY AND OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD …
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY AND OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD?
PRESENT
A GUIDE FOR SERVING OTHERS
AS A FAMILY
"Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now."
~Saint Teresa of Avila
Focus on the Family and Operation Christmas
Child have teamed up to encourage your family
to be the hands and feet of Jesus year-round
by helping those in need in your community and around the world. We hope you'll enjoy the ideas and tools we've put together and see how easy it is to help your family thrive by making a big difference to someone else. We thank you for that commitment and hope you'll help share the good news of Jesus Christ by partnering with Operation Christmas Child for years to come--and find ways to keep the spirit of giving alive all year!
CONTENTS
Serving as a Family 3
Make Giving a Part of Everyday Living.............4 Ideas for Serving as a Family5 Family Devotional5 Free Magazine Subscription5
Serving as a Couple 6
Ideas for Serving as a Couple.........................7 Serving Together as a Couple7 Living Intentionally to Impact Others7
Serving for Kids 8
Children's Magazines.....................................9 Kids Like You9 Build a Box10 Fun and Inspirational Videos11
Operation Christmas Child12
A Note from Franklin Graham13 Unwrapping a New Life14 Follow Your Box Around the World15 Shoe Box Self-Starters16 Host a Packing Party17 Packing Party Activities17 Certificate of Participation18 Journey of a Shoe Box Melodrama Script19 Prayer Card20 All About Me................................................21 Volunteer!23
? 2012 Focus on the Family
SERVING AS A FAMILY
Make Giving a Part of Everyday Living.............4 Ideas for Serving as a Family5 Family Devotional5 Free Magazine Subscription5
Make Giving
by Dean Ridings,
a Part of Everyday Living
former Editorial Director of marriage
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Ideas for Serving as a Family
One of the best ways that we can model God's love is through our good works for others. Think of ways that you can all work together as a family to serve the people of your community. Invite your children to offer their own ideas--you may be surprised at what they come up with. Ideas:
? Organize a canned food drive at your church. ? Volunteer as a family at your local food bank. ? See the last page of this kit for lots of ideas on how to volunteer
locally for Operation Christmas Child. ? Bring an elderly neighbor a gift box packed with treats. ? Have older children volunteer to do yard work for elderly
neighbors such as mowing the lawn, raking leaves or walking their dog. ? Invite a single soldier to a holiday dinner. ? Volunteer to care for a soldier's pet while they are deployed. ? Make cards for military members overseas. ? Sponsor an orphan overseas. ? Create care packages for teens in local group homes. Include toiletries, candy, Mp3 gift cards (can be as little as $5), hats, gloves, etc.
Family Devotional: "You Can Work as a Family to Serve Others"
features great content like this short and practical online devotional.
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