The Four Horsemen: Some gifts don't fit under the tree....

Our caroling team spent some time over this last week paying special visits to some of our sponsors.

(Our local Honda Branch sponsored 50 GBPs worth of Christmas CDs for the residents of the Care Homes we performed at)

A lot of these very special people have only recently met us but helped our volunteer work regardless.

(Mrs Khan donates battered chicken from her store regularly)

Seeing how appreciative our associates were for our taking the time to sing a few songs for them and drop off some small tokens of our thanks made me think.
Christmas is supposed to be about giving. But how often do so many of us keep what we have in the form of our time, love, patience, and resources for someone who's a relative stranger?

(Drinks and Co. contributed soft drinks for our monthly gatherings, as well as wine and beer for our volunteer Christmas party!)

Jesus came to Earth at Christmas to give us his entire life, and what did He ask in return? That we love Him and others. A lot of people claim to love God, but Jesus says that our love for Him is measured by the love we show to everybody else.

Everyone who helped us, whether it was big or small, showed me that Jesus still loves and cares for me. It was like a heads-up to say 'Hey, listen you; despite everything you feel you did or didn't do this year, I'm proud of you - and I think you're great.'

Christmas can be a lonely time for many people out there. I want to give Jesus the gift of 'me' this Christmas - by giving others my time and love, not just my friends but everybody who needs it.