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All I Really Want For Christmas

It’s that time of year again. Some of my closest friends and family have begun to ask me what I want for Christmas. I have never been one to ask for anything big, but this year is different. This year I am asking for something big.

Every year as December rolls around, I am flooded with memories of my favorite Christmas. December 2010 was a Christmas season that changed the way I view Christmas, family, giving, receiving, and many other things. I spent that Christmas season at an orphanage.

In the days leading up to Christmas I spent time sorting through a few donated toys and school supplies to try to choose individual gifts for each child. I spent time with children who were crying because they had no family to be with for Christmas. I saw children with a sparkle in their eyes, because to them, their “tios” (house parents) and the other kids were their families. Even with everything they had experienced in their short little lives, they were joyful, even in their sadness.

I watched with joy as the kids reenacted the Christmas story. They knew the real meaning of Christmas. In comparison with the hustle and bustle of an American Christmas, it was a simple Christmas, but it was one that I will never forget. It was my favorite Christmas. These kids were blessed to be in a home where they were loved and taught about Christ and the true joy of Christmas.

Ever since that Christmas, my heart has ached. It has ached because I know there are children, orphans that don’t know the real meaning of Christmas. There are children who don’t have a loving family.

This is something that Chris and I want to help change. We know we can’t change it for everyone, but if we can help lead even one child to Christ it will have been worth it.

Orphan care will be one of our main ministries in Mexico. We will be joining a team to open a Christ-centered orphanage in Puebla, Mexico.

So here is what I want more than anything for Christmas this year: I want you to partner with us.

First of all, and honestly more importantly than anything else, please pray for us. Pray for the others on our team, that we will continue to follow God’s leading along every step of the way. Pray for these kids! I hate to even think of where some of them might be this Christmas, but I hope and pray that in Christmases to come, they will be with people who love and care for them. And most importantly we want these kids to know the true meaning of Christmas.

The second thing that I want to ask for is for you to partner with us financially. We need monthly ministry partners who want to partner with us financially. We are excited that so many people can be involved in the fruit of our ministry through partnering with us financially. Without YOU our ministry would not be possible. We are thankful for those of you who have already committed to partner with us. Thank you!

To partner with us financially, please visit https://www.caminoglobal.org/give/missionary/chris-and-sarah-collins
 Thank you so much!

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