Crossline Church Members Snatch Up Bags for Encounters

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Oct 8, 2023

Continuing Monthly to Equip Church Members!

We setup at Crossline Church‘s Connection Booth on Sunday Oct 8th, and gave out 18 bags to church members interested in being equipped should they encounter a homeless or person in need during their busy daily activities. We now have nearly a hundred people equipped and on our contact list, and its growing every month!

Marie and I were staffing the booth, with help from Sabrina Joseph and others. As we passed out the bags, we captured people’s names and email addresses, so they can be added to our contact list, and we can update them on future activities and events.

Future Plans: “Special Events” to be Added

In addition to offering free blessing bags to church members about once a month or so, Blessing Bags OC is in the process of planning 2 or 3 big events during the year. These will coincide with special holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. In addition to equipping church members with a bag in their car trunk, so that they are ready to help when encountering a person in need, we feel that periodic events are yet another way to help those most in need, and impact the community for Christ.

Prior to these major holidays, we will bring volunteers together to assemble 50-100 blessing bags,. We will then arrange to pass these out at a shelter in the south Orange County area – in Santa Ana, Laguna Beach, or elsewhere. This will be another way to “step up and step out” to be the body of Christ in the community, giving to those most in need.

Current Needs for Assembling Blessing Bags

Here is what is normally place in a Blessing Bag: https://blessingbagsoc.com/what-is-a-blessing-bag/ And listed below is what we are out of or now running low on.    

ITEMS WE ARE SHORT ON:

  • Small bags of trail mix
  • Small packages of tissue paper
  • 16 oz plastic bottle of water
  • Packages of toothbrush with toothpaste
  • Small socks to warm the feet 
  • Small bars of soap
  • Protein bars – for energy

If you would like to help with supplying any of these items, you can pick them up at the Dollar Store or $.99 Store in our area. Drop them items by the Crossline Church Connection Booth on Sunday, with a note attached, and we will pick up the items there.

Many blessing to you all, and thank you for your caring heart for those in need.

Paul and Marie
Blessing Bags OC
www.BlessingBagsOC.com

 

 

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