It’s Cold Outside December 19, 2011
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Brrrr!!! Winter is here and it’s definitely getting chilly outside. It’s time to bundle up nice and warm in our winter coats to brave the frosty weather and impending snow. But what if you didn’t have one? For this month’s missions project we’re collecting used coats to pass onto kids in need this season. While it may be more efficient for you to gather your family’s unwanted coats yourself, don’t pass up a teachable moment with your kids! Round up your kids for a scavenger hunt in your house for all their unwanted coats – time them to see how fast they can go or offer up a small prize to whoever finds the most. Or put on a family fashion show to try on all your coats to see which ones no longer fit. Or grab a toy sword and shield to go on a grand adventure together to brave a dark, scary cave (i.e. the hall closet that’s bursting with coats that haven’t seen the light of day in years). Who knows what else is lurking in there! However you do it, gather up those unwanted coats and bring them to the green collection bins at Kid’s Quest check-in stations by Christmas Day.
The Power Of A Simple Gift December 16, 2011
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Our September-October Kid’s Quest missions project was Operation Christmas Child. Together we made 356 boxes filled with gifts and the Gospel message! A big thank you to all of you who gave offering, wrapped boxes, created cards, took family photos, filled boxes, and delivered boxes to the distribution center. We hope your participation in Operation Christmas Child has been a rewarding experience for your family and provided many teachable moments with your kids. Click here to see a video of Assembly Day.
For those of you who came to Assembly Day, you may have noticed a tracking label being placed on all the completed boxes. These labels enable us to keep tabs on what happens to our boxes after they are dropped off at the distribution center. We are excited to share with you that we received word that our boxes shipped last week and are on their way now to kids in the Baltics and Balkans region, Gabon, Iraq, and Niger. Please share this with your kids and be praying together for those who will be receiving our gifts and hearing the Gospel message for the first time. As we’ve shared before, children only receive this gift once in their lifetime. But don’t estimate the power of a simple gift! Watch the moving story of Lejla Allison whose life was forever changed by a simple shoe box.
Coats For Kids November 11, 2011
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For our November-December Missions Project we’re supporting The Clothing Shop, an MBC Ministry, through our children’s offering and collecting unwanted used coats for kids. The main goal of the Clothing Shop is not to give clothes to people in need – it is to tell people of God’s love for them and how they can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. On Thursday nights and every other Saturday, about 100 people from the community come to The Clothing Shop. Most have never attended MBC but there is a Gospel presentation in Spanish and English every time the shop is open.
Coats do not need to be in perfect condition. Nothing goes to waste! The Clothing Shop coordinates with other organizations so that any items that can’t be used “as is” are either mended or recycled for reusable parts. Offering received goes towards purchasing coats, grocery gift cards, underwear, and particular family’s needs (ex. house burned down). Drop off coats in the collection bins at Kid’s Quest check-in stations. For more about The Clothing Shop, contact Faith Battle at 703-639-2000, x1026 or email clothingshop@mcleanbible.org.
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While it may be easier for you to sort through and gather the unwanted coats on your own, we encourage you not to pass up the opporturunity for a teachable moment with your kids. Have your kids participate in finding all the extra coats hanging out in your closets that no longer fit.
NOTE: Kid’s Quest missions projects are part of Start Where You Are, a Tysons Campus initiative to encourage our congregation to take advantage of opportunities to love our neighbors – anyone God has brought into your life – by a) doing something good that meets a practical need, b) sharing practical advice from the Bible, or c) explaining the message of Christ in a way that makes sense.
Family Service Day October 28, 2011
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What is the power of a simple gift? Can a shoe box really make a difference? Watch the moving story of Lejla Allison who received one of the very first Operation Christmas Child boxes during the Bosnian war and see how a simple gift-filled shoe box changed her life forever. It’s an incredible story that we shared with your kids in Kid’s Quest a few weeks ago.
For September-October’s missions project, we’ve been supporting Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief. Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than 61 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe. However, while 61 million sounds like a lot, this represents just 1% of the total population of children in the world. The shoe box is a one-time gift as new children are selected each year to receive this gift.
FAMILY SERVICE DAY – Make Saturday, November 5, a family service day! Join us for Operation Christmas Child Assembly Day, 10:00 am – 12: 00 pm in Room 1207,as we fill the empty shoeboxes with gifts. This is a great hands-on service project for kids! If your kids are older, you might also consider another service opportunity this same day, Wake & Rake, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, to rake the leaves of MBC neighbors who need an extra hand this fall.
Happy Students In Lincoln Heights October 7, 2011
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In July-August, our missions project was Daybreak, specifically collecting offering to give towards the purchase of school supplies needed by students in Lincoln Heights. We’re excited to share with you that Kid’s Quest collected and purchased enough supplies to fill 75 backpacks! Combined with the efforts of Frontline, we collectively filled 550 backpacks. Please share this news with your children to help them grow in their understanding of giving and how God can use their offering gifts to minister to others. Pray as a family for the 550 kids who received a backpack and the Good News that Jesus wants to be their forever friend.
