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EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND CAMPUS MINISTRIES TO IMPACT COMMUNITIES
SPRING 2022
IN THIS ISSUE A.M. CHRISTMAS
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MISSION FUND 3 SOUL SUPPORT
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"I DIDN'T QUALIFY"
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M.O. CHRISTMAS
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100 KIDS ENJOY CHRISTMAS WITH APPALACHIAN MINISTRIES Words can't describe how touching it is to hand-pick Christmas gifts for local children you spend time with week after week and watch them tear into the packages with uncontained glee. This year, Appalachian Ministries (AM) had enough funding to provide approximately 100 local children with hygiene items, coats, toboggans, gloves, and toys for Christmas. It's humbling to see a little girl raise a bottle of three-in-one shampoo/ conditioner/body wash above her head and shout in excitement like she's just won tickets to Disneyworld.
One boy made the AM students laugh when he opened his Minecraft package and shouted for all to hear, "YES! I GOT STEVE!" Many of the children immediately donned the coats, hats, and gloves they received, even though they were still indoors. Who doesn't like a spontaneous fashion show? The AM students had asked the children to fill out Christmas wishlists so they could find gifts the children would truly want and coats that were the proper sizes. The children's joy when they received gifts they had been hoping for made the hours of shopping and giftwrapping well worth it. Story continued on page 2