Every Wednesday after school, a group of third, fourth and fifth graders gather at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church in St. Louis MO for fun and fellowship. Under the guidance of Hannah Peters, Director of Children's Ministries, Dr. Blythe Kieffer, Associate Pastor, and three enthusiastic volunteer moms, the children meet to learn about the gospel and complete group projects. A tradition for this group, known as Celebration, is to raise money for a worthy cause during the holiday season.
Following a presentation by Mia Walters (a lifelong member of WGPC) on her trip to Lusaka Zambia this summer, the kids voted to support House Of Moses with the proceeds from their sale of packaged holiday treats. Lots of planning went into this project: deciding how many recipes to make, how many supplies to purchase, how many sessions to prepare the food, package it, and have it ready to sell to the congregation.
Everyone donned plastic gloves and caps to insure the products were prepared by health dept regulations. Huge quantities of hot chocolate mix, peppermint bark and reindeer food* were measured and mixed. Then, each recipe was packaged, labeled, and tied with bows. The Celebration kids prepared signs with a monetary goal for House of Moses.
Imagine everyone's surprise and delight that a group of 15 kids sold enough reindeer food to donate $1003 to HOM!! This year's sales set a new record! Not only were the people who purchased the food blessed, but also the children living at House of Moses were blessed to be recipients of the joy, prayers and money from the Celebration kids.
*Want to know what reindeer like to eat? Trail mix with M & Ms!
Mia Walters
Change 4 Children Coordinator
St. Louis, MO
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