Gift Guide 2010/2011
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up; an astronaut, a nurse, a pilot or a firefighter? As a child, when I grew up, I wanted to be an archaeologist, astronaut, and Olympic power-lifter. Most children, when asked what they would like to be when they grow up would shock us if they said that they wanted to be a thief. I was certainly taken aback.
The little boy in this picture wanted to be just that; a thief, not just a thief but a great thief like his father. That is, until he was led to our partners in Tulca, Romania in an after school program, where they began to show him the love of Christ. Does he still desire to be a thief when he grows up? No, not at all. His desire, presently, is to be a lawyer.
Helping to change lives is what the Gift Guide is all about. Whether school programs for gypsy children, who are not permitted in the school system because they have no birth certificates or an Alpha course introducing the parents of these children to Christ. Our partners need our help to continue to meet the often overwhelming needs. This Gift Guide allows each of us in Canada to assist one needy person, one poor family or even a whole village.
Thank you for giving someone schooling, firewood, a Bible, shoes, a warm lunch or even a professional diploma.
May our Lord bless you and keep you as you help the poor and needy in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Kevin Campbell
Executive Director
Selected Gifts
| Gifts up to $20 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| School Lunches This gift will provide lunches for a child who would otherwise go without, allowing them to concentrate on their school work and get a good education. |
$5 | Donate | ||
| Building Blocks Assist a growing church expand their meeting place with a gift of building materials. |
$12 | Donate | ||
| First Bible This is still one of the most requested gifts by our partners - give a Bible to a new believer, or a Christian who simply cannot afford one. |
$16 | Donate | ||
| New Shoes! Help protect a child's growing feet with a new pair of shoes that will keep out the mud, snow and rain this winter. |
$20 | Donate | ||
| Gifts up to $35 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| Soup-er Gift This gift enables a child to go to a soup kitchen and literacy class throughout the winter, offering them a hot meal and an education, which they would otherwise go without. |
$22 | Donate | ||
| School Supplies In many countries, children cannot go to school unless they have their own exercise book, pen, and other supplies. Help send a child to school by providing these simple items! |
$24 | Donate | ||
| Blanket Many houses across Eastern Europe and Russia have crumbling roofs, or even no glass in the windows. A warm blanket makes a huge difference to a family trying to sleep in their shared bed. |
$26 | Donate | ||
| Food Box - One Month Give a family a gift to remember this Christmas with a food box that will last them for approximately one month. The food box can be purchased throughout the year, providing food for those struggling to survive. |
$30 | Donate | ||
| Hygiene Package For many people, hygiene items are an expensive luxury. This gift of soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, and other essential items is a practical and much appreciated gift. |
$30 | Donate | ||
| Gifts up to $50 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| Healthcare Help provide vital medicine, medical care and emotional support for someone living in terrible poverty and struggling with illness. |
$36 | Donate | ||
| Sports Equipment One of the areas where the church is seeing growth in Eastern Europe is with youth groups. This gift provides a whole sports package for use in outreach. |
$40 | Donate | ||
| Lunch & Warmth This gift will mean that an elderly person living in poverty is guaranteed a hot meal at lunchtime, the company of others, and even the opportunity for a warm shower and clean clothes. |
$50 | Donate | ||
| Gifts up to $100 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| Firewood The Ultimate winter gift! This gift will provide a means of heat for a family or pensioner struggling to combat the ice and freezing temperatures in Eastern Europe. It can literally be the difference between life and death. |
$70 | Donate | ||
| Farmyard This gift will enable our partners to choose the most appropriate livestock for the rural family they are helping, whether it be a dozen chickens, several piglets, or ten geese. |
$80 | Donate | ||
| Reaching Out This gift will enable our partners to do what they do best - serve and love their neighbors as the hands and feet of Christ! Our partners will be able to get alongside those in need in their community and share the love of Jesus. |
$100 | Donate | ||
| Gifts up to $200 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| Children's Camp Whatever the season, bring a ray of sunshine into a child's life with this fantastic gift! You can provide one child with the opprtunity to go on a week's camp and hear about and experience God's love. A great holiday for a child living in poverty! |
$160 | Donate | ||
| Gifts over $200 | [-] |
| Item Description | Suggested Donation | |||
| Raising Up Leaders Build up a new leader or church worker by supporting them for a term as they study theology in their own country. This gift will enable the recipient to pay fees, purchase course material, or cover living expenses. |
$220 | Donate | ||
| Support a Church Planter We support many church leaders and church planters around the region; pioneers in an area where there is often no other witness. Your gift will ensure these men and women can continue to be a light shining in the darkness. |
$300 | Donate | ||
| Community Doctor Many of our partners provide free healthcare for those in their community who don't have access to such essential services; this gift will pay for a doctor visiting these clinics several times a week. |
$800 | Donate | ||
| Humanitarian Aid Truck For over 30 years, we have provided aid such as blankets, clothing, medical supplies and other critical goods, like dried vegetable soup mix to those in great need in Eastern Europe. This gift will provide 20 tones of essential aid. |
$4000 | Donate | ||
| Professional Diploma Young gypsy girls often grow up without an education, many stopping school through a very real fear of being "kidnapped" for rape and then forced into marriage. This gift will provide a government accredited year long vocational course for 10 gypsy girl |
$8000 | Donate | ||
