Greetings! Do you know a child w/ one or more incarcerated parents? Angel Tree is a ministry which reaches out to the children of inmates and their families with the love of Christ. This unique program gives your church an opportunity to share Christ’s love by helping to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners. The program also works by connecting parents in prison with their children through the delivery of gifts. Every year (especially around Christmas time), thousands of churches help brighten the lives of countless children by purchasing, wrapping and delivering gifts on behalf of their incarcerated parent—not only delivering a message of love from parent to child, but also the true meaning of Christmas—the good news of Jesus Christ.
Many of my Soldiers know children who have a parent(s) in prison, and our Brigade Commander approved this charity for Soldiers who were willing to participate this past Christmas. Personally, coming from a city where crime is rampant and most of my friends were affected by not having their parents around, it’s tough seeing children w/ an incarcerated parent during Christmas-time and their birthdays. You don’t have to support prisoners nor do you need to “feel sorry” for anyone, THIS PROGRAM IS FOR THE CHILDREN!
To find out more about Angel Tree and/or contribute to the cause, please visit the site below. God Bless you all!!!
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