It is more blessed to GIVE than

to receive. Acts 20:35

12 Days of Giving is a suggested

giving guide to help you and your
families enjoy a season of giving this
Christmas! Whether God lays it on
your heart to give in every avenue or
concentrate on a just a few, let Him
use you to be His hands and feet to
the world around you! Enjoy what
could be your most memorable
Christmas ever!
Gi" Tags and Cards are available for
you to use with your giving!

A Stranger

Orphans

Missionaries

A Friend

A Soldier

Freeburn
Family

Elderly

Neighbors

A Pastor

A Teacher

Public
Service

For it is in giving that we receive. -Francis of Assisi

The Hungry

If you cant feed a hundred people, than just feed one. -Mother Teresa

December 1st: A STRANGER

Smile

...Hold open a door

...Stop and put away a shopping cart

...Pick up the tab of the person behind you in the drive through or grocery store
...Say Thank you

...Give a kind word

December 3rd: YOUR NEIGHBORS

Help with Yard Work

...Bake them Christmas Goodies

...Go to their door with a card

...Show love to their pet/take them a pet treat

...Make a meal or share a recipe

...Give a book or small gi"

...Oer to pray for them and then follow up

December 5th: ELDERLY/SHUT INS

Call one of the older folks from Life Church ...Send a note with drawings from your kids
.Bring in Dollar Tree items to the church for delivery to a local nursing home: Crossword &
Word Find books are very popular; also, other trinket items to be used as prizes for their weekly bingo games.

December 7th: AN ORPHAN

...Pray for the Give Hope 2 Kids Ministry in Honduras
Choose a special gi" to bless them
with from their online Gi" Catalog: h7p://www.givehope2kids.org/gi"-catalog.html
...Consider sponsoring a child in Honduras. More informa8on can be found at
www.givehope2kids.org

December 9th: A FRIEND

Write them a note, le9ng them know that you appreciate them
...Tell them why you choose them as a friend
treat

...give them a hug

...Take them out for lunch or coee, your

...Give them a small gi" with thought behind it

If

you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

-Arab Proverb

December 11th: A PASTOR

Former Pastor Mike Buckley (wife Donna) started Hope 21 Ministry to help bring fresh
water to parts of the world where fresh water is dicult to come by. Please send an encouraging note or card and maybe include a gi" card and let them know the folks at Life
Church love & appreciate them and their ministry:
Mailing Address: 19110 Carson Rd. Dinwiddie, VA 23841
December 13: MISSIONARIES
...PRAY
...Honor you missions pledge ...Support BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary
Challenege) buy bringing in all your pennies for the Penny War on this Sunday! All monies
raised go to ll the immediate needs of missionaries all over the world! www.BGMC.AG.ORG
December 15TH: A SOLDIER
AER- Local Contact: (804) 734-7954 Donate to the AER fund- provides no interest loans or
grants to soldiers in immediate need. Usually used in the event of unforeseen nancial crisis
(i.e. travel for funerals, food, vehicle repair, medical expenses, emergency living costs,etc.
h7p://www.aerhq.org/dnn563/Dona8ons.aspx
...Adopt a Soldier- www.adoptaussoldier.org
...Wounded Warrior ProjectVirginia: h7p://www.dvs.virginia.gov/woundedwarrior/index.htm
Na8onal: www.woundedwarriorproject.org
LOCAL.
...Ft. Lee USO- Contact info: (804) 765-3045
Dona8on ideas: Childrens books for service members to read over video while deployed
...Ft. Lee ACS- Contact info: (804) 734-6388
* Loan closet (immediate household
items service members can borrow un8l property arrives)
* Dona.ons for returning single soldiers- Rooms are made up so they have basic items
upon return from deployment. (linens, blankets, pillows, towels, toiletries, snacks)
We

make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

-Winston S. Churchill

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable
of receiving. -Albert Einstein

December 17th: A TEACHER

Bless your childs/grandchilds teacher with a note or gi" .Volunteer in their classroom
If you dont have a teacher in your life, choose one of the amazing teachers at
Life Chris8an Academy and bless them! (List a!ached)
December 19th: THE HUNGRY
Get involved in the Shelter Ministry at Life
...Bring one canned good or non-perishable food item to Lifes Christmas Eve Service,
one per each member of your family
December 21: The Freeburn Family
Rick Freeburn recently lost his life in a tragic car accident. His son, RJ, is a 6th grade student
@ LCA and will be facing a very dicult Christmas. Please send Christmas cards of encouragement & maybe even a gi" card to this young guy & his precious family:
Freeburn family mailing address: 4387 Wildwood Dr. Disputanta, VA 23842

December 23rd: PUBLIC SERVICE (POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, EMS, MAILMAN, GARBAGE MAN
...Leave a small gi" for the mailman ...Take hot cocoa or coee out to your garbage man
...Life Church is pu9ng together a couple gi" baskets for our Fire sta8on neighbors next
door! Donate these items: Beef Jerky, Slim Jim's, Pretzels, Caramel Popcorn, Summer Sausage logs, Beer Nuts,
Protein Bars, 5 Hour Energy Bo7les, Club Crakers, Cheese Blocks (NON-REFRIGERATED),
Pepperoni Packages, Various Full Size Candy Bars
Cheese Whiz Bo7les

We would love to share in your stories of joy

and giving this season! Please post to social
media and use the hashtag,
#12DaysofGivingatLife or #ChristmasAtLife

LCA Teaching sta

Bi7ner Sandy L
Black Lucre8a
Briggs Amy Nicole
Fuller April
Fuller Patrick
Glasper Pamela
Harvey Sonja
Hayes Kassie C
Hurley Alison
Jacobs Darrell
Long Brandi
Mehl Heather Nicole
Orr-Doan Lance
Ragin Oretha Johnson
Recinos Astrid Susana
Robertson Rashida Joi
Sco7 Hillary D
Spriggs Russ
Tischler Analiese
Tischler Penny
Walker Nicole