Wow, what an amazing response to the Samaritans Purse ‘Gifts of Hope’.  Janet and I had our mathematical skills challenged but the total value of gifts given was £853.  The money will go through the PW bank account and a cheque for this amount will be sent to Samaritans purse.  The items we will collectively gift are as follows:

·        Feed a hungry baby (5)

·        Care for an orphan (5)

·        Provide a hot meal for a child (6)

·        Feed a family (5)

·        Blankets (5)

·        Solar lights (4)

·        Kitchen kit (2)

·        Hygiene Kit (4)

·        Drill a village well (2)

·        Honeybees (5)

·        Baby chicks (5)

·        Lifesaving medical equipment (4)

·        Disciple a child (lessons for a class of 15)

GAWA HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT JESUS until she attended an Operation Christmas Child outreach event and then The Greatest Journey, our 12-lesson discipleship program for shoebox recipients. She lives with her grandparents in a village where most people worship idols and spirits. During the discipleship lessons, Gawa learned more about God and His Word, and she prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She shared her faith with family and friends, and soon her grandfather also gave his life to Christ. Your gift provides discipleship materials, teacher training, and a Bible so that children like Gawa can join The Greatest Journey and learn about the Savior who declared, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14).

Thank you so much for your generosity. We will keep you updated if we get a response from Samaritans Purse.

Jacqui Bovill (Leader Islandmagee Presbyterian Women)