KIDS'
MISSIONS
Our
Foster Child: Mateo Garcia Espinoza
Through
Christian Children's Fund, Inc., our church school children have adopted a
young Mexican boy named Mateo Garcia Espinoza. He is 17 years old (he will be 18
on November 1st) and lives in Francisco and Madero in Puebla, Mexico. Thanks to
our support in recent years, Mateo’s most recent correspondence tells us that
he is in good health, is a good student, and is passing all of his classes. He
plays guitar in a band that performs huapango music. His
letters also tell us that our support has been a tremendous help to his
family. He writes to us a several times a year to give us an update and
to offer us his most profound thanks. We ask that each of you, as his
extended church family, keep him in your prayers each week.
We
will be writing to Mateo periodically, as a group, throughout the school year,
but if you wish to correspond with him on your own, you may do so by using the
following address; and please note, the address must be written exactly
as it is provided here:
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Every
little bit of help we send to our foster child brings positive little changes
to his life. Each child is asked to bring an offering to “Circle Time”
(Children’s Worship) each week. A large donation box bearing a picture of
our little foster child, Mateo Garcia Espinoza, will also be available for
adults’ offerings and loose change every week in Farnum Hall as well.
Encourage your children to put all of their extra pennies into their weekly
offering. All that small change adds up, and is turned into significant change
in Mateo’s life.
Fall
Canned Food Drive
Once
again this year the entire church family will join the children in their canned
food drive. The children will be invited, for the entire month of
November, to donate canned and non-perishable goods to put in the Learning
Center collection baskets. During the opening hymns on Thanksgiving
Sunday, the children will join the Pilgrim’s Procession, with the entire church
family, in presenting the gifts at the communion table. The chancel will
become a generous cornucopia for the needy of Aquidneck Island.
Holiday
Giving Tree
This
year’s Holiday Giving Tree will be looking for donations from the
children. The theme and recipient for
this year’s tree will be announced in November.
Stay tuned!
