Christmas Event

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERY BOY AND GIRL!

During this Christmas season, we gave away 250 gift bags at two events.  We attended Congressman Shelia Jackson Lee’s “Toys 4 Tots” at the George R. Brown Convention Center.  Families were lined up to get in.  The organization gave out bikes and other large gifts.  There were food vendors and live entertainment.  Several astronauts came.  One young man about the age of eleven came up to me and just looked at me. Then he asked me, “What are you?”  I laughed!  I told him that I was a woman who came to give children bibles and gift bags.  There were families that who did not receive anything.  I saw one mother crying and I asked her why was she crying?  She said that she had been at the GRB since early that morning and still was unable to get her five children any gifts.  I said, Sweetheart, I have elf hats and Christmas stockings stuffed with little pocket bibles, candy, toys, nuts and “Happy Birthday, Jesus!” flyers.  I told her that she was welcomed to get some of the gift bags for her babies.  She wiped her tears away and began to pick out gift bags and toys for her family.  She thanked me over and over again.

The second venue was at a park on the north side of Houston.  We gave away lots of fruit to young men and children of all ages.  We gave gift bags to 2 apartment complexes, a church, and homeless youth downtown.  ‘Tis the season to be jolly!