God provided the ultimate example of sacrificial giving, when He gave His Son to be born on earth and to die for our sins. That's what we are really celebrating this time of the year.
In the spirit of giving, it has been special to be able to plan what we will be giving and serving at COA this week. Since our scheduled outreach this month happened to fall on Christmas week, we have the opportunity to make the meal a little more special and to give a package gift. My prayer is that all will work out and go smoothly; and that it will be a blessing to those who receive. May they catch a glimpse of the Father's love and compassion and the true meaning of Christmas.
We bought the food last night: Smoked Ham, to be sliced and served with a pineapple slice with glaze made from the pineapple syrup and brown sugar; Green Beans mixed with Cream of Mushroom soup; Hawaiian rolls; and cookies. The prep and re-heat should be relatively simple - we will slice and "assemble" the ham, pineapple, and glaze on baking sheets. And we will bake the cookies. At COA, we will just put the baking sheets in the oven to heat the ham; and cook the green beans and cream of mushroom soup on the stove. It should make for a nice pre-Christmas meal.
For the packages, we had some of the Church children decorate brown paper bags with Christmas pictures and messages. Then we are planning to pack in donated items (McDonald's gift certificates, Christmas cards with verse, hygiene items, food (candy, cookies, etc), and a pen, pencil, or notebook). We will fold the tops, punch two holes, loop and tie with curling ribbon. Should serve as a nice simple gift.
May God be glorified and may all those involved be blessed. I place it all in God's Hands.
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