TENT CITY 4

Joe and Kay Dechenne

December has been a busy month for our Tent City 4 mission outreach. Last month, as reported, youth from our congregation visited Tent City 4 with donations of hats/caps, scarves, mittens and gloves. While there, they served the residents hot cocoa and cookies.

 

On December 22, Joe and Kay Dechenne brought donations of clothing, tissue and miscellaneous food items. At that time, Joe Dechenne presented the camp leader, Bruce, with a check from the youth group mission fund.

 

On December 26, another delivery was made. It consisted of food items donated through the “Good Neighbors Program” which distributes surplus food to low-income and the needy. Besides all the post-Christmas treats, the items included bagels, breads and muffins.

 

This year a Christmas tree was donated. Its presence helped to spread the good tidings to even the most lonely and destitute resident. A generous and welcome donation of a washer and dryer was gratefully received by the residents. For many, these gestures from the community helped make the holidays more hopeful and bright.

 

A NEW ORDER of coffee and tea is in. All your favorites are back in stock.  They will be for sale both before and after worship each Sunday until gone.  Coffee is $7.65 a 12 oz. bag (a bargain since Fred Meyers sells the exact same thing for $10.69 and keeps the profit) and tea $3.50 a 12 bag box. Remember that each bag of coffee nets the Mission Committee $2 per bag of coffee and $1 for each box of tea! Please have correct change or make a check payable

to: Emmanuel Presbyterian Church with a Memo: mission coffee project.