Today the kids were given a budget to buy gifts for less fortunate people around the world. We sponsor two kids through Compassion, so the kids went shopping in the Gifts of Compassion catalogue. They decided on greenhouse farming education and supplies, books, and vaccinations for babies.
We want our kids to grow up knowing that there are many people in this world who do not have so much of what we take for granted on a daily basis. Christmas is about remembering that God left heaven to come to earth. He gave of himself sacrificially, and those who love him are called to live and love as he did.