Lutheran World Relief Quilts |	Hospice Kit |	Newborn Kits
Operation Christmas Child

Lutheran World Relief Quilts

A LWR quilt is special! It brings warmth on a cold night, shelter from the sun on a hot day. It becomes a bed, a room divider, a backpack to carry belongings, and at times even a home.

Quilts distributed by LWR to refugees and other people in need were first made by recycling old but good clothes, blankets, and other items. Most LWR quilts are still made this way, although fabric samples, remnants, or other new pieces of fabric are also used. Each quilt is one of a kind, with a beauty all its own, made as a gift of hope by caring people.

Over the past six months, 119 quilts were made and sent to Lutheran World Relief. An LWR quilt is special! It brings warmth on a cold night, shelter from the sun on a hot day. It becomes a bed, a room divider, a backpack to carry belongings and at times even a home for people in poverty around the world.

Directions for making a Lutheran World Relief Quilt- printable pdf

Global World Health - Hospice Kit

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has added enormous challenges to health care world wide.

Missionaries, their health care worker colleagues, and patients' families in third world countries must provide daily care to AIDS patients who suffer from the symptoms of a devastating, end stage disease. There is pain, nausea, diarrhea, skin eruptions, to name a few. It is not a disease we can ignore - and it is not going away.

But what can we do to help?

* An AIDS/Hospice Kit can provide cleanliness, comfort and hope.
* The enclosed devotional booklet can provide comfort and hope.
* Our prayers and generosity can reach far into the lives of those who have been affected.

As you pack the kit, pray for the church visitation teams and medical professionals who provide spiritual and medical care and place the kits in the hands of those who are affected by AIDS.

Packing Hospice Kits- click for a printable PDF

Global World Health - Newborn Kits

"You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14

Global Health Ministries - Newborn Kit Project provides "newborn kits" which GHM sends to the areas where they are needed so that the midwives and the new mothers may feel that they are not alone, that someone cares and that they can welcome the babies into a safer world.

1,300 Newborn Kits were put together by confirmation students at Hope Lutheran in November 2011!  Hope Lutheran is always accepting items for newborn kits. Please drop off donations in the Church Office.

Aren't Babies Wonderful?

The birth of a baby should be a happy experience. In some countries, however, it brings new worries and problems. What if the baby is ill? How do we keep the baby warm? How do we feed another mouth? When the newborn arrives it may be with the assistance of the local midwife - if there is one in the area, and if the family will accept her assistance.

The midwife has the training and knowledge to handle the delivery but often does not have the very basic equipment, such as a clean cloth for the mother to lie on, a suitable instrument to cut the umbilical cord, or a towel to dry and wrap the baby.

Now imagine a baby born at a hospital in your hometown. Then take a moment to imagine a baby born in Africa, India, Madagascar, or Papua New Guinea. That baby has the same need to arrive in a well-prepared environment - and the same need for a chance to survive as a baby born at a well-equipped suburban hospital in The United States.

How do we bridge the gap between abundance and northing?

As friends of Global Health Ministries we have the opportunity to serve in a very special way by providing much needed medical supplies and equipment to areas of the world where the people have very little. We have been challenged to provide "Newborn Kits" which GHM will send to the areas where they are needed so that the midwives and the new mothers may feel that they are not alone, that someone cares, and that they can welcome the babies into a safer world.

Our reward: Their profound appreciation and the joy of serving the Lord and making a difference.

Our reward: Their profound appreciation and the joy of serving the Lord and making a difference.

Assembling Newborn Kits- click for printable PDF

Operation Christmas Child

Start collecting items to pack a shoebox now!

Pick up your brochures & boxes November 2/6, 2011 and  return within the week, by November 9/13.

Operation Christmas Child, a part of Samaritan's Purse, provides a practical way to share the joy of Christmas and the hope of Jesus Christ with children living in countries that have been ravaged by war, famine, extreme poverty, disease or natural disease. The gift-filled shoe boxes are delivered around the world to boys and girls who are suffering because of war, natural disaster, illness or neglect.

During the month of November, join  HopeCare in participating in Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse.

• Take a Shoebox
• Take a list of gift suggestions.
• Return the filled boxes to either campus (Date to be determined)
• The gift-filled shoeboxes are delivered around the world to boys and girls who are suffering because of war, natural disaster, illness or neglect. These children also hear about Jesus, the greatest gift of all.

Gifts received later will be distributed during the Christmas season to children in need. 

Questions? Call Ann Seczko @ 235-6629 x310

Hope Lutheran's Response in 2010

Thank you to the people of Hope Lutheran for your wonderful response to Operation Christmas Child 2010! We packed and sent more than 400 boxes from Hope Lutheran Church. Thank you for sharing God's love to people all over our world!

HopeCare makes a difference:

On behalf of 15,210 children...

In Abkhazia, Belize, Cameroon, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia,Namibia, Nepal, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, St. Vincent and Trinidad, thank you for being a part of the Operation Christmas Child 2008 shoe box packing effort.
With your help, the 15,210 shoe boxes set a new record for North Dakota - 5%above the 14,502 packed in 2007. These children, who have had nothing but tragedy in their lives, will be opening you shoe boxes with "exceeding great joy" and grateful hearts.
We hope that you will seriously consider continuing as a partner in Operation Christmas Child again in 2009.

Lloyd Omdahl

Operation Christmas Child

ND Volunteer Coordinator