Another year has flown by and today we were meeting to discuss how we will be doing 30 Christmas parties (THIRTY!!!!!!) before December. We will kick off on November 8^th and the last one will be November 30^th. (And in between we also need to celebrate Thanksgiving and Clara's 1st birthday!!) So needless to say, it is going to be a lot of fun, but also very hectic. For us it is so important that we do this well, because these precious children need to know that there are people who care for them and want them to have a great Christmas. And even more important, they need to be able to celebrate Jesus and what He has done for each one of us.

We are planning to give the kids a good meal, some fruit, donuts, chips and a gift. We want them to have fun, play and celebrate Christmas, and feel special! (95% of them will not get a gift at home .... or even eat a special meal on Christmas day!)  So here is our challenge .....  We only have funds for the kids with 'special friends' in the States and Canada who has been sending money regularly, but we have a bunch of kids who are still waiting to be sponsored. We really want these kids to be part of the celebrations! We cannot (and will not) send them away. So will you please consider helping us to make this a special time for all of the kids at our carepoints. Let's all celebrate Christmas together ... even if we are celebrating Christmas in November!

If you would like to make an online payment, you can click on the right of this screen where it says 'Support Jumbo and Kriek'. Delete Jumbo's name and type in BENSWAZI. And follow the rest of the instructions. You are also welcome to email either Scott Borg ( scottborg@adventures.org ) at AIM or Ben Savage ( bsavage@hopechest.org ) at Children's HopeChest and ask them how to send your gift. Please email us at jumbo@adventures.org with the amount of your gift so that we can access the money in a timely fashion.

Thanks again that we know we can make this need known to you. Thanks for all the support this year.