On Saturday Katie and i had the joy of serving at the gift mart in Aurora at Bardwell Elementary. It was such an amazing experience. There were over 9500 toys!!! The Orchard Community joined forces with Community 4:12 to serve the Aurora area. How it works is we invite our community to donate toys. The toys are then taken to two local schools where they are sold for $2 each. The money collected is then given back to the schools. The families are so happy to have the opportunity to purchase toys that they normally would not have the means to.
Katie and i served on the gift wrap team. We were set up in a classroom and wrapped the families gifts after they shopped. There was a small language barrier but the joy of the season got us through that. One women shared that these gifts were the first gifts her children were receiving. What a blessing to be part of it.
I wish i would have brought my camera to capture some of the event but i did manage to snag a few pictures from our churches facebook page.
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