UK 2009 | Christmas hampers given to needy families

23 December 2009



UK 2009 | Christmas hampers given to needy familiesCredit-crunched families in needy regions of the UK were given an early Christmas present as Shake The Nations One By One delivered Christmas hampers.
The ministry ran two projects simultaneously. The first being to needy single-parent families and families who had recently been made redundant in Wath-Upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire; the second being in Basildon, Essex, where One By One volunteers worked with a womens’ refuge centre.
One By One’s Becky Murray said, ‘The reactions to the hampers were so moving. We told each of the families that God loved them and that the local church just wanted to bless them this Christmas. The hampers contained essential foods such as bread, cheese, and meat and also luxury items such as boxes of chocolates for the parents and Cadbury’s selection boxes for the children.

‘The feedback we had from last year’s families was that the hampers had completely changed their Christmas and that they were overwhelmed by it. The greatest gift we can give this Christmas is the gift of salvation. These hampers demonstrate the love of God in a very practical way so our pray is that through this simple gesture not only will their Christmas be changed, but their lives also.’

*If you would like to donate towards the 2010 hamper project then please send a cheque to Shake the Nations One by One and write “hamper project” on the back of the cheque. Also if you would like to become a church representative and help fundraise the project from your local church then please email onebyone@shakethenations.com

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