As Christmas approaches, I have been asked frequently, “What
do you want for Christmas?” My response this year has been nothing. I don’t
want or need anything. But as I think more about this question, there are some
things that I actually do really want.
I want the kids at the dump to not have hunger pains. I want
the babies at the dump to have enough nutrition in their diet to grow and
thrive. I want the orphans to know that they are loved. I want the elderly at
the nursing home to know they have not been forgotten. These are thing that my
heart longs for. And these longings cannot be filled by presents underneath my
Christmas tree.
We in America have grown up thinking that Christmas is
presents underneath the Christmas tree. Christmas is Black Friday. Christmas is
singing, it’s food, and it’s busyness. But that is not what Christmas is.
Christmas is the birth of our Heavenly Father, the Savior of
the world, who spent His life giving to others. He poured Himself into others
every day—He fed the hungry, He healed the sick, and He loved abundantly.
So this Christmas, I want to encourage you to spend less
time focusing on the Americanized Christmas, and instead focus on what you can
do to be a little more like your Heavenly Father. Whether you do that through
me in Guatemala, through another organization, or through something in your own
community, what matters is that you are doing it because that is what your
Savior has asked you to do.
As I spend my first Christmas in Guatemala, I ask that you
gather around me and support me-- that you pray that God’s love will pour out
of me to the people of Guatemala, that I would see the people who are so hungry
and in need of God and be able to help them, and that I would be able to help
with their physical needs.
It’s hard for us to understand that what these kids really
want for Christmas are full stomachs, not toys. They are hungry. They are
hungry. I say it again because it’s hard for us to grasp this reality. I know
you can’t see this hunger, but I praise God that I have supporters, so that
when I see this hunger, I can do something about it. Although you may not be
there, you are truly making a difference.
Ways to give-
You can make general donation and I will use
it wherever I see the need is the greatest, or you can check out below how you
can give in honor of someone for a Christmas present! Perfect for those people whom
you never know what to get for or never want anything!
I will make and send
cards to you to give to the person if you are interested in doing this!
Feed the babies at the dump for a week
$50/ $25
Provide clean water to the people working and/or living at
the dump
$20
Food for a family at the dump
Food for a family at the dump
$20
Provide a special treat for the elderly at the nursing home!
They can’t afford to buy milk and they miss it so much!
School/building supplies for the local schools
(Special needs school & school for kids whose parents work at the dump)
(Special needs school & school for kids whose parents work at the dump)
Needs at the orphanage
Coloring books and crayons for the kids at the Children's Hospital
Upkeep and repairs at Casa Verde, the missionary house
Bless the ministry that makes all this possible
Please make checks out to Kathy Jacobs and give them to me in person or send to 8 Cardinal Drive, Milton PA 17847. If you want a card, please include a return address and which gift you'd like the card for.
Questions? email kathyjoyjacobs@gmail.com
Thank you!!
