Blessing Bag Ministry

OVERVIEW:

What is Blessing Bag? To answer that question, think of a large shopping bag filled with lots of goodies that a child would love to receive. The Blessing Bag ministry is one of Hopeful Hearts’ highlights of the year. Although the Blessing Bag mission trip takes place during the Christmas Holidays, preparation begins around early summer and ends in December when the orphans receive the bags. This ministry has been adopted by the entire community including individuals, families, and churches across the country. The Blessing Bag project kicks off when hundreds of you fill your bags with toys, school supplies, warm sweaters and socks. Without your generosity the Ukraine orphans in the Simferopol area would pass Christmas as any other day, without a gift, without joy, and without Christ.

The Blessing Bag teams will normally depart a few days after Christmas to hand deliver the blessing bags to 6 orphanages. It is a privilege to witness a child’s anticipation in receiving a bag, exploring the contents, and sharing the excitement of discovering a photograph and letter. So many letters speak of Christ’s love for them. The team will leave home amidst the excitement of celebrating our Savior’s birth and return home with the orphan’s faces imprinted on their hearts of so many who are precious in His sight. It is truly a blessing to experience. So many make this project possible – to those who fill bags, process them for shipping, load the truck for transport, and travel to Ukraine for distribution.

You are part of a wonderful experience of sharing the love of Christ and all of us at Hopeful Hearts thank you for your support on behalf of the orphans.

“We love because He first loved us.”