If you sponsor a child through Love Lempira, the deadline to send Christmas cards to your sponsored children is September 5. If you miss this deadline, you can also send an email letter by November 5, which should arrive around the same time.
This year, I made Christmas cards out of scrapbook paper, and filled them with Christmas confetti for a fun surprise when the cards are opened.
Inside, I wrote a short message with the theme of our eternal home in Heaven. I personally moved homes this year and often felt out of place, which inspired me to talk to the children in simple terms about the only home that has a stability and comfort guaranteed to last forever- Heaven. I wrote:
“I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. I pray this Christmas celebration reminds you of the greatest joy of Jesus being born to save us and give us eternal life. This is a hope and stability we can never lose- an eternal home in Heaven where we will always belong.”
I put a little sticker of a decorated house in each card, as a reminder of our home in Heaven. Another idea is to send coloring sheets or stickers of gingerbread houses to go with the “eternal home in Heaven” theme. You could even add an extra explanation such as: “Where I live, it is a popular tradition to build and decorate gingerbread houses for Christmas. Gingerbread houses are made of spiced cookies that smell delicious. The shape of a house reminds us of our eternal home in Heaven, which Jesus was born to give us.”
In addition to the Christmas cards, I typed a letter sharing about my recent trip to New York City and sent some photos of the trip. I shared about the crowds, the tall buildings, the foods from all over the world, and the Eloise painting at the Plaza Hotel. And last, within the typed letters, I responded to a few questions from the kids’ most recent letters to me.
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