Dear BTCM Sponsors,
Thank you again for sponsoring an orphaned child in Uganda through Bless The Children Ministries! I hope you have taken the opportunity to visit the blog site to see current photos and updates. Your gifts are going so far to meet the needs of so many children! And your letters and love are reaching deep into their hearts! Addah, an orphan in our program shares her gratitude to her sponsor.....
"I am Addah, I want to thank you so much my parents Mark and Erica Fletcher for the love gifts and many prayers and the real concern you have for me. I am so grateful and blessed to be part of your wonderful family. Please know that I have been enjoying all your blessings here! Thank you so much for continuing to keep me in your thoughts, and prayers."
Addah Ayebale #8.
I hope this gives you just a glimpse of how important you are, and how Jesus is using you, to impact the lives of these children half way around the world!!
A Special Gift For Your Child:
As many of you know, a mission team will be traveling to Uganda July 14th through July 28th to serve, love, and share the gospel with the children and people in the villages. We will be doing many thing during our trip, such as; digging a water well, teaching, and sharing the gospel. Our team will be spending a lot of time with the orphans that each of you sponsor! We will be learning more about each of them and we will bring back letters form them to each of you.
We would like to give you the opportunity to send a special gift to your sponsored child with us when we go this July! Because we have limited space, we have been asked by the local Pastor and team who cares for them, to provide a backpack filled with much needed items for each child in the program. (70 total children)
Backpack Gift:
If you are interested in giving this gift to your child, please follow these guidelines :
1. One backpack (labeled "To:" and "From:" inside)
2. Letter(s) to your child (see "letters of love" below for writing guidelines)
3. Family photos and postcards
4. One 1-Gallon zip lock baggie inside backpack filled with gifts of your choice.
Suggested gifts to fill the baggie are: Clothes, undergarments, shoes, jewelry, flashlight with extra batteries, hygiene items such as; soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, (no liquids please), school supplies, diary, books, English Bible, small ball, deflated soccer ball, jump rope, hard candy, gum.
5. Please Include $5 for shipping cost. (This will help us pay for extra bag fee's if we exceed our ticket bag limit. Make check payable to Liberty Church/BTCM, memo: Backpack Gift)
Note: If you collect more than will fit in a gallon baggie, please feel free to send it and we will try to pack as much as possible. We can also use the extra gifts to fill backpacks for other children!
Other Gift Options:
Please give as the Lord leads you and feel free to give any of the items listed above individually.
You may also donate $30.00 for a "Backpack Gift" and we will assemble one for you and deliver it to your child! Our goal is to provide a filled back pack for each child!
Drop Locations:
Please drop your filled backpacks and gifts in the designated bins in the Main Lobby of Liberty Church or in the Children's Lobby at Fellowship Bible Church (91st between Sheridan and Yale)
Collection Dates:
June 1st - June 15th
Label Your Gift:
Label your gift clearly with your child's name and your name.
If you do not sponsor a specific child but want to provide a gift for an orphan:
Please label: Boy or Girl and age range.
If you are out of state or wish to donate to a "backpack gift", you may send your package, letter or donation to:
Liberty Church/Bless The Children
ATTENTION: MISSION TRIP CHILD GIFT
7777 South Garnett
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Please contact me with any questions! Thank you for taking action to bless a needy child in Uganda! James 1:27
Amy Bay
Bless The Children Ministries
amy@utsgc.com
www.blessthechildrenministries.blogspot.com
Cards and Letters of Love:
The most important gift you can give to a lonely child, is a personal card or
letter of love and encouragement. There is nothing your child needs more
than to know that someone loves them, Jesus loves them, and that they are
special!
Here are some guidelines when writing your child:
1. Keep your letter simple. Write about things your sponsored child
will understand, such as family, pets, hobbies, and activities. Encourage
your child's learning activities and relationship with the Lord.
2. Emphasize things you have in common. As time goes on you'll
discover shared interests, perhaps a favorite subject in school or a love for
music. Because of your significance in the life of the child you sponsor,
these common interests will enhance the child's self esteem. (Please avoid
discussing material possessions, which will emphasize differences.)
3. Send pictures of yourself and your family. Such photographs will
become prized possessions. Because dress standards may be different in
Uganda, please dress modestly. (Beach attire, for example is not suitable for
these photographs.)
