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A Not So Secret Santa

Love INC of Tinley, Neighbor

by Joe Maranto

Our FHC youth group was looking for someone to bless with presents at Christmas when they were given information from Love INC about a woman who had fallen on hard times through a job loss.

 

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     This single grandmother had two of her grandkids living with her and wasn’t sure how she was going to provide gifts for Christmas. Our small group raised nearly two hundred dollars ($200) through private donations and selling baked goods in a neighborhood on a cold Sunday afternoon.

 

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     Our group leaders bought presents for the children with the money and we gathered as a group to present them to the grandmother, at her home.

 

     Upon arriving at her home, this grandmother was very blessed, tearful, and grateful. All of us gathered for prayer at her home. It was a special night filled with the goodness of how God works through people, no matter what age. Our young people prayed for the woman and she accepted our invitation to church. The group enjoyed this experience and the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. Our client shared,


“No one had ever blessed me like that before.  It gave me a lot of joy. It was surprising for young people to do that.  You don't see that.  It was overwhelming.  They are wonderful kids.  I am thankful that through the grace of God and Love INC I was able to give to my grandchildren."

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