Benevolence ministry has been busy this holiday season. When the holidays come, so rise the needs. There is no better way to celebrate what this season is truly about than serving the One it is truly about. In November Wendy Webb, the Director of F.O.R.- Food Bank, let COC know they were in need of 600 turkeys for families in need. In three weeks COC raised the money necessary for the purchase of all the turkeys. Many families were blessed by the generosity of our church family. The needs have never been more critical, given the difficult economic times facing our community, state and nation. Maricopa is not exempt from this, and rather, was one of the most hard hit areas in our country. This turkey drive helps meet the strong need Maricopa's Food Bank is facing. An incredible group of people from COC jumped in to help pass out over 215 turkeys and food boxes on Turkey Tuesday. COC's volunteers jumped in F.O.R.'s refrigerated truck, passed out turkeys and food boxes, and walked each person to their vehicle safely, sending them on their way to better holidays.
This season has been very busy with acts of generosity. One member of our congregation mentioned that she had once been helped financially when she was struggling and she wanted to give back at this time. We had a need of a single mother with two children who was struggling and could not afford to buy food and gifts for her children. With this information, this member of our church provided the family with a wonderful meal for Christmas meal and food to follow the holidays. This generous person, alongside the Church, provided the family with Christmas gifts. On another occasion, our C-City kids provided about 100 presents for very ill children at the Phoenix Children's hospital, via "Kate's Crazy Cool Christmas Project." We have so many wonderful people who are a part of our church following Jesus' example of generosity!
-Christi and Kenny Buckland
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