What’s Involved in Christmas
at Caring For Life?
By Esther Smith
What’s Involved in Christmas at Caring For Life?
Sorting donated food
Hamper packing
Arranging delivery of gifts and hampers
Remembering everyone, young and old
Inviting people to parties and to Christmas Day celebrations
Nudging friends, colleagues and churches to buy gifts for individuals
Giving lots of support to those who are fragile
Taking presents to everyone
Helping to get people to CFL on Christmas Day
Ensuring everyone has a great time!
Laying on a fantastic meal!
Opening presents with people
Valuing everyone
Entertaining the guests!
Organising lifts home at the end of the day
Filling “doggie bags” with goodies to take home
Just “being there” for lonely people
Engaging the more quiet in conversation
Sitting and listening
Unconditional determined Christ-like love in action
SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS
The run up to Christmas starts early for Caring For Life, with more than 150 people to be cared for, loved, remembered and valued, at what can be a desperately lonely time of year for some.
Christmas itself can bring back very bad and painful memories for those who suffered abuse and neglect in childhood and one part of CFL’s role is to enable people to take away happier memories from the Christmas Day they spend with us.
There is much to do and everything becomes pretty hectic, but the essence of all we do can be summed up as simply, “Sharing the Love of Jesus.” We very much value your prayers and support at this time of year, when we remember the love of Christ, the Light of the world, who stepped down into the darkness of our world and who has changed everything, forever. Please pray for us as we seek to bring the light of His love into some very dark places this Christmas.
