LWML President, Liz Cassidy, knew of the needs of the San Carlos Apache community near Globe, AZ, and had a contact there. After talking to Sister Ruth, who works with a Social mission there, and in conjunction with Life Month, we decided to collect baby and early childhood items for the month of January. Our members brought in baby clothes, afghans, onesies, etc. The church supported us with contributions of diapers, and gift cards, which we used to buy baby food and other needed baby items. The Quilters donated over 20 quilts to send along, and the Sunday School collected early childhood books and enclosed messages to the children of San Carlos.
God blessed us with a beautiful day in February, when my husband Adolf and I, with Liz, loaded our full size van FULL of boxes and bags of donations, even one bassinet! We made the drive to Globe, where we met Sister Ruth in her van, and transferred all the items. She was so appreciative. She said one woman was due to have a baby in a week or two, and would put the bassinet to good use. This was a good way to have the whole church involved in our Mission Project.
Thank you Mountain View Lutheran Church for your support!
Lynnda Haupert, LWML
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