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I will be returning to Africa in December.  I can’t possibly tell you how excited I am to be returning to see some of the kids I’ve fallen in love with over the past 4 years.  Since it will be a Christmas trip, we are providing gifts to the children.  I know that some of you have pitched in to help in the past, and so I thought I’d put some information on thedaver.net in case you wanted to help again (or for the first time.)  Let me just say (by way of a “sales” pitch) that I have never, in my life, been so moved spiritually or emotionally as I’ve been when distributing Christmas gifts to these kids.  Please know that ANY donation, be it money or clothes or toys or whatever, has a direct and immediate impact on a child’s Christmas, a child who, by the way, has practically nothing in this world.

Here’s the skinny, along with links to help if you so choose:

First, we are going to spend time with the kids from the BCC (where I’ve been before) and will be doing Christmas/VBS/etc. for about 65 kids.  To help the BCC kids, you can pick up some clothes and toys for a specific child and send your gifts along with us on the trip.  There are some special instructions on how this works, so here is a document from Buckner which details all you need to know:

Information to purchase gifts for the children at BCC

Secondly, we are going to a small village in the country called Kitale (I’ve never been.)  There is an orphanage there called “Seeds of Hope,” and we will be providing Christmas for about 110 kids.  Since we couldn’t fly that many presents over (there are only 8 or 9 of us going), Buckner is accepting monetary donations which will be used directly to buy Christmas gifts in Kenya.  The money won’t be used for any other reason.  Here is a link to donate money to the “Sees of Hope” Christmas event:

Make a donation to the “Seeds of Hope” Orphanage for Christmas

So, if you think you can spare $15 or $25 or $50 or whatever, or if you want to go to Target or Wal-Mart and shop for a needy child, I can’t think of a better way to share.  If you know me you know it’s not in my character to solicit money from any one, but having been a part of something so amazing, I thought I’d give you an opportunity to participate as well.

If you’re not sure what route to take, or if you have questions, email Jessica Garcia at “jgarcia”AT”buckner.org” (replace “AT” with @, silly.)

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