Fall-Winter 2021 Newsletter

Musings—By a Shepherd What was it like being a shepherd on a cold, winter night on the hills outside Bethlehem? Maybe I would be the one watching over the fire, even heating a beverage. Surely munching on a cold supper. Watching the stars overhead that I now knew pretty well but always found to be …

September-October 2021 Letter from Diane

Thank You Notes from Recipients of GC gifts: Thank you all for the amazing gifts I have gotten from you. It put a smile on my face and warmed my heart. Sometimes we need that comfort and support to help us. You Rock!! Thank you for all your glamorous things and putting your heart and soul into …

July-August 2021 Letter from Diane

Thank you notes come in all forms—from torn-off notebook paper to handmade cards with flowers & butterflies. We love them all: *Thank You Lovely Ladies! I really enjoyed my 2 week bag😊 All those goodies are very useful as well as needed. The blanket and pillowcase are beautiful! I used the colored pencils to make …

May-June 2021 Letter from Diane

Grandma's Musings

Thank you notes from gift bag recipients:

I appreciate your time and talent to make me a blanket, and the hygiene kit really came in handy. I love everything. Please put my family on your prayer list–have covid.A mother

I can’t thank you enough for all the love and hard work to put everything together for my bag. It means the world to me. I came here with nothing.In Recovery

I just received my grandma bag and want to say a great big thank you. The quilt of many different colors and pattern is so gorgeous! The bag is so full of goodies.Signed, Lovingly
Thank you so much for taking out your time to do some-thing for a stranger—ME who has absolutely nothing. Thank you for my Christmas morning in May.From bottom of my heart

DearGCFriend:

Your generosity, creativity, and support are such a…

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May-June 2021 Letter from Diane

Thank you notes from gift bag recipients: I appreciate your time and talent to make me a blanket, and the hygiene kit really came in handy. I love everything. Please put my family on your prayer list--have covid. A mother I can’t thank you enough for all the love and hard work to put everything together …

March-April 2021 Letter from Diane

Thank You Notes: My name is Lexie. I am 8 years old. I love how you give people presents! You are so kind.            American Heritage Girl from SC        I want to thank you for your loving bag I received. And I want to say “thank you” to everyone for bringing so much joy …

Spring-Summer 2021 Newsletter

Musings—Christians can rattle off the central scripture verse in the New Testament by heart, almost without thinking. And people across our nation know that there is such a thing as John 3:16, because it is posted so many places, even if they don’t know what it means. For God so loved the world that he …

January-February 2021 Letter from Diane

Dear Friend of GC: Recently our pastor preached several messages on giving—rather refreshing since we hadn’t heard such a message in quite awhile! One particular message, an exposition of 1 Timothy 6:17-19, struck my heart and mind. Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in …

End of Year 2020 Letter from Diane

Dear GC Friend: What an encouragement the friends of Grandma’s Comfort have been to us this year. Donors who have been with us for a long time have been generous again this year, and a number of new donors have joined the GC ministry. The need this year and this season is greater than usual. …

Fall-Winter 2020 Newsletter

Musings—At the birth of Jesus, the angels proclaimed that God was sending us “peace on earth, good will to men” (Luke 2:14). But, frankly, to understate it, the world does not seem to have much peace these days. The pandemic keeps going and even increasing. Terrorism still threatens brothers and sisters in Christ in many …