Christmas Missionary Care

I recently placed a flyer in the ABF folders to inform them about caring for our missionaries this Christmas season.  This is not something different than before. We typically send a monetary gift from the partnering ABF to their missionary partner.

Yet I placed this flyer in all the ABF folders to see if any of the other ABFs would like to participate.  I wanted to offer them an opportunity to join in sharing how we support what our missionary partners are doing for Christ.

I am setting aside the week of December 5-11 to collect monetary gifts from ABFs as well as allow me to find out what other things ABFs would like to do. I hope that they will consider sending a note or packing a care package.

Ideas on what to include in a care package are items must first begin with a disclaimer. Thanks to missionary-blogs.com I can reiterate their keen observations:

• Missionary partners do not need more stuff. They are content.
• Missionary partners want to fit in to their new culture. So please do not overwhelm them with clothes, perfume, or food from the US.

So why consider sending a care package? "Just because we care."  Pack a small package to say here is a little bit of home where we believe in you and love you greatly. 

So contact your missionary partner to ask what they would like, how to send it, what not to send, and where to send it. Above all, include a personal, hand-written note with your care package. 

You can read more great ideas and tips at missionary-blog.com.