DECEMBER 2017 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HONOLULU

DECEMBER 2017 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HONOLULU

GIFTS OF LOVE Gifts of Love is your special Christmas opportunity to donate to one or more of the ministries First Prez partners with. Your gift will help minister to the poor, care for the sick, or feed the hungry. Gifts of Love allows you to be part of the work of seven local and seven global ministries; reaching out farther than you might otherwise be able to do. This is the best gift catalog you ll receive this year. As you give these gifts of love, you will be touching the lives of people here in Hawai i and around the world. What better way to celebrate the birth of God s Gift to us than to give generously to any of the ministries listed inside. We invite you to prayerfully consider a Gift of Love. For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son John 3:16 3 WAYS TO GIVE Mail Send completed order form and check (payable to FPC) to 45-550 Kionaole Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744. You can pick up your gift acknowledgement cards at the Fellowship Hall on Sundays. Gifts of Love table Bring your completed order form and check or cash payment to the Gifts of Love table in the Fellowship Hall on Sundays, Nov 26, Dec 3, 10, and 17. Online Go to www.fpchawaii.org and click on Gifts of Love. You can pick up your gift acknowledgement cards at the Fellowship Hall on Sundays. Online ordering closes Dec 10.

A TEACHER S HEART At many schools, especially our public schools, the needs of the classroom and children go beyond the budget. In Hawaii s low-income communities, teachers often pay for basic supplies out of their own pockets. A Teacher s Heart exists to support teachers by providing them with resources and encouragement, and, thereby, inspire children and families in under-served communities. $30 provides teacher supplies GIFT 1

LAUNDRY LOVE The houseless have many needs and many challenges. Among these challenges are how they are seen by others and how they feel about themselves. The simple act of love of paying for loads of laundry for the houseless not only results in clean clothes but also helps restore human dignity. Laundry Love provides coins for the washers and dryers, shares food, offers prayer, engages in conversation, and builds relationships. $15 washes and dries 3 loads of laundry GIFT 2

MEALS ON WHEELS First Prez was one of nine churches that founded Hawai i Meals on Wheels in 1979. For almost 40 years, Meals on Wheels has been providing the homebound with hot, nutritious meals and the opportunity to interact with its volunteers every day. It is dedicated to helping our kupuna preserve their independence at home. $10 $50 delivers 1 dinner to a senior delivers dinner to a senior for a week GIFTS 3-4

CAMP AGAPE When children find themselves separated from their parents due to incarceration, they experience not only loss and grief, but also shame, fear, and guilt. They are also likely to encounter bullying and ostracism, leading to low self-esteem. Camp Agape seeks to break this cycle. At a yearly four-day camp, the children of incarcerated parents, also referred to as angels, are engaged in a variety of fun activities and events. They are shown that they and their families are loved, valued, and treasured. $50 $275 provides a backpack filled with camp supplies sponsors an angel to Camp Agape GIFTS 5-6

REVIVE & REFRESH In 2018 a new outreach to our houseless friends will begin. Revive and Refresh will provide a mobile shower facility that will be offering FREE showers to individuals and families living on the streets and in the parks of our community. $20 provides 1 shower to a houseless friend GIFT 7

COMMON GRACE Common Grace exists to end the loneliness of at risk children in Hawaii s elementary schools by bringing kindness, support, and guidance through a mentor who passionately cares. Our goal is to provide compassionate mentors to 3,000 more children by 2025 and 25 high school/elementary school partnerships by 2020. $50 supports 1 mentor / mentee relationship GIFT 8

MADE IN HOPE-MAUI MADE IN HOPE desires to see a generation of youth raised to value themselves and others. Youth who are well-supported by their families and community are far less likely to end up being trafficked. Help young women and mothers be a part of a safe community where value and identity is highly focused. At Made In Hope Sports we desire to see women s lives transformed as we play basketball together with Jesus as the focus. $35 $250 Provides a jersey and pays league fees for 1 young woman helps purchase much needed tools for MIH s work in Maui GIFTS 9-10

Youth With A Mission YWAM offers hope through education, basic care, and meals in the overcrowded slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, bringing further opportunities for transformation through God s love. Sayadabad Mercy Team daycare centers and clinics provide feeding programs for children, education in health and sanitation, and encouragement through compassionate relationships. BANGLADESH $50 supports the Mercy Team feeding program GIFT 11

CAMBODIA Agape International Mission (AIM) AIM engages the issues surrounding sex trafficking and child slavery holistically. AIM works to restore and transform entire communities. Kid s Club: A healthy snack, a chance to create and sing, and opportunities to learn and play in a safe environment each day for more than 100 children. Agape Restoration Center (ARC): A safe and nurturing environment where trafficked women and children can heal and grow physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. $10 $100 provides a month of Kid s Club for 1 child provides for 1 rescued woman in the ARC for a month GIFTS 12-13

Congo Initiative The bilingual Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo (UCBC), or Christian University of Congo, is committed to the flourishing of the Democratic Republic of Congo. We accomplish this through multiple initiatives, including a Christian university in war-torn Eastern Congo. UCBC is committed to transforming young adults so that they might be an agent of gospel transformation in their community. $100 provides for 1/12 tuition at UCBC for a future leader DR CONGO GIFT 14

Global Hope Network International Traumatized by war, the loss of their homes, resources, and loved ones, refugees arrive empty. Global Hope Network Inc (GHNI) works to bring help and hope to the hurting in the Middle East. Relief packs: GHNI ministers to the displaced by providing relief packs with food, water, and hygiene kits. House of Esther: Provides counseling, medical care, time for healing, skills for a new life, help with resettlement, and God s loving touch. $30 $100 provides medical / hygiene kits helps provide restorative care at the House of Esther MIDDLE EAST GIFTS 15-16

PHILIPPINES Made in Hope A chance to bloom, when all has withered.a chance to hope. She WORKS (Women of Reliability, Knowledge, and Skills) assists women rescued from sex trafficking, and reintegrates them into the community by providing job skills training, assessments, referrals, and mentoring. She WORKS empowers women to be advocates for women s issues, such as human trafficking and violence against women and children. With lives restored, they are then able to become catalysts for change in their communities. $30 $50 supports restoration of a trafficked woman at She WORKS provides equipment for a community business GIFTS 17-18

Advocates for Africa s Children AFAC s mission is to empower local churches in Africa to care for orphans and widows and fight the spread of HIV/ AIDS. AFAC is committed to giving encouragement and hope to those who have been left with none. It is also committed to Christ-centered ministry, community sustainability, food security, accountabilty, and self-sustaining projects (gardens, animal husbandy, vocational training, irrigation, wells, including a new well at a local high school partially funded through Gifts of Love by First Prez youth). $36 $100 $50 provides 3 rabbits or 3 chickens provides a month of vocational training provides 1 meter of borehole for a water well at Mgambeni High School SWAZILAND & TANZANIA GIFTS 19-21

Southeast Asia Village Health Care Outreach Dr. Don and Dr. Bunny have a vision for hard-to-reach hill tribes and villages in Northern Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. Partnering with the local church, teams provide medical supplies and training in health care, midwifery, and newborn care. These trainees go back to their own villages and neighboring communities to provide health care and share the love of Jesus. THAILAND $25 $120 resupplies fever and pain medications resupplies medical, midwifery, neonatal bag GIFTS 22-23