Beautiful women, generous hearts

Our generous beautiful Women Alive women selected 54 children to bless. Thank you to all!

Successful launch day

Launch Day was fun. Our signature red bow wrapped the table and we displayed 130 cards, with each card representing a child in either India or Indonesia that we are buying gifts for this Christmas.

Launching 2009 Campaign!

The joy given to a little child with a gift at Christmas is priceless. Last year DaySpring Church sent gifts to Jubilee Fellowship and the children were so incredibly blessed. It is especially encouraging for them to see the evidence of love from people so far away that have not met them, yet can still be so generous toward them. 

This year we aim to send Christmas boxes again to our kids at Jubilee Fellowship in India, and also to Bali Life in Indonesia.

Thursday August 27th is our launch date. We start 'so early' before Christmas to allow time for you to shop, then for us to gather and package the gifts, and shipping to ensure these treasures arrive on time. The "Christmas Express" leaves our shores early!


If you have room on your Christmas list for just one more child, then can we encourage you to join us in this project and please follow the guidelines in "Steps to Getting Involved" (see blog archive, August, on the left sidebar). 


Together we DO make a difference!

Steps to getting involved...

1. At Women Alive, DaySpring Church, there will be a Kids Christmas Express table for the next few weeks, with a card for each child marked with their age, gender and country. Choose the child you wish to purchase gifts for (eg, 2-5 yrs, Boy, India) We find choosing children similar to your own encourages your children to enthusiastically participate. Of course you are welcome to choose more than one child. We will collect your name, email address and contact phone number. 

2. Find a standard-size empty shoe box to fill with gifts. The standard size helps maintain consistency, and gifts that fit within the shoe box help with the packaging for shipping. We will be transferring the contents into bags especially decorated by our Kinder Church kids.

3. Go shopping! Check our 'Gift Suggestions' (see blog archive, August, on the left sidebar) for ideas. Have fun with it and involve your own children. It is a fabulous way for our younger ones to learn to think beyond themselves.

4. We are asking for a $10 donation per gift box to cover the costs of delivery. You may include $10 cash or a cheque made to Kids Christmas Express in an envelope attached to your gift box, or you may use the Credit Card/EFTPOS machine outside the DaySpring bookshop and attach the receipt to your gift box. (If you have chosen to give more than one box, you may make your Donation Payment in one transaction.) 

5. Bring your gift box back to Women Alive on one these collections dates: Sept 17th, October 1st, or October 22nd. You must also clearly label your gift box. Either attach your original card and filled-out Donation Form, or provide the following information: 

• Child's age, gender, country
• Your name
• Contact number and email address
• Number of boxes (if multiple boxes, please mark Box 1 of 4, Box 2 of 4, etc)
• Amount and Method of Donation Payment - total $ amount - cash, cheque, credit card

6. Please remember to pray for your child.

If you do not attend Women Alive and would like to be involved, you are more than welcome to join us in this project. Please email us at kidschristmasexpress [at] gmail [dot] com. 


We thank you for your generosity and for being part of Kids Christmas Express!

Gift Suggestions

Here are just a few ideas of things that you can fill your Christmas Gift Boxes with:


Special Toy

Teddy bear, doll, soft toy, toy car

Play

Tennis ball, bouncy ball, skipping rope, yo-yo, slinky, puzzle

School Supplies

Exercise book, coloured pencils/crayons (age appropriate) and sharpener, lead pencils, ruler, eraser, colouring and picture books, solar calculator

Personal Hygiene

Soap, facewasher, toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, hair clips, scrunchies etc… (please do not include toothpaste or liquid items)

Special Treat

Stickers, sunglasses, bangle, watch, craft accessories, notebook, carry bag

Clothing

Baseball cap, T-Shirt, skirt, shorts, underwear, sandals, thongs


Please do not include…

Any used/pre-loved clothing, toys or materials; damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives, swords, military figures; food of any kind; glass, aerosol or liquid items such as toothpaste etc.

The joy of Christmas

The joy of Christmas is in the smile on the children's faces. Pictured here are Debi and Tana from Bali Life with gifts from their sponsors last year. They are a beautiful group of children that we have taken into our hearts to support this year.

Our Bali children

The children at Bali Life are on our hearts. Our goal is to bless them beyond their imagination this Christmas.

Bali Life, Indonesia

Bali Life Foundation in Denpassar was founded by Brad and Siska Little in July 2006. Jesus makes all the difference to this orphanage. When the government inspector visited their operations to give them official registration, he said “I’ve never seen an orphanage which feels so much like a home. This place is different. How lucky are the children who live here.”

Brad and Siska now take care of 18 children, ages ranging from 6 to 17. They are currently building another room onto their house to take in 5 more children. The children come from various backgrounds of abuse, neglect, abandonment and poverty. They are now all in school and thriving and flourishing in the Little’s care and love of Jesus. They have love, food, shelter and hope for their future.

Our Indian Children

Christmas 2008... Women Alive gathered and packaged gifts for 67 children living in Ananda Paul's orphanage, 35 boys and 32 girls. The happy faces say it all as the children proudly displaying their Christmas pack from DaySpring. Women Alive also gathered 80 boxes of gifts to send via Operation Christmas Child. Thanks to the generous hearts at DaySpring Church.

Where is Hanuman Junction?

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Jubilee Fellowship, India

Jubiliee Fellowship was founded by Pastor Ananda Paul in 1999 and has grown to a membership of more than 150 people. It is located in Hanuman Junction near Vijayawada City. The orphanage is supported and run by Jubilee Fellowship and houses 40 children with ages ranging from 0 to 15. In the words of Ananda Paul “DaySpring has been the backbone to these ministries from the beginning supporting crusades, conferences, and some orphanage children”. The Orphanage provides a home, of safety and hope for the young children. It is a fulfillment of a prophetic word spoken over Ananda Paul in 1996. God certainly has His hand on this amazing ministry.