Christmas Wishlist and Gifts

Christmas is always a special celebration at Providence Children’s Home. The girls look forward to it throughout the year. They are especially thankful when they get to select and receive the dresses they waited for all year long. You can see in their faces just how excited and joyful they were. They love being able to buy clothes that are trending and they feel special as they celebrate Christmas with them. The girls get so excited and involved in the shopping component and like to share with us the latest fashion trends. The staff go with the girls to purchase their dresses as a family outing. They get to explore the stores, visit new shopping areas, and spend the entire day together, which makes our bond stronger. We see their individual personalities shine through their fashion preferences. We are so grateful for the generous gifts from the Washington Church, La Verne Heights Church, Sugar Land Methodist Church, and the Purpose Church for their donations toward the Christmas Wish List this year. The Christmas season signifies Christ’s birth, which led to the gift of salvation to the world. These gifts are part of the mission of spreading the gospel. It expresses to them how important they are, and how God has blessed others who are now a blessing to them. We pray that your cups may overflow in abundance because of the generosity you have tirelessly shared with God’s children.

For the individual Christmas gifts, we often gather information about the children throughout the year and try figure out what the they would appreciate to be surprised with before buying their gifts secretly. We try to discretely learn what they like or what they have been talking about most. Some expressly share their preferredgifts and there are those who want us to surprise them. We then buy the gifts and store them out of sight in preparation for our Christmas gathering. It is always a heartfelt moment when we witness the girls get so excited upon receiving their gift. These girls know well that there are children in their own community who do not get to celebrate Christmas in this way and they do not take that lightly. The PCH staff and girls would like to share our sincere gratitude for moments like these that melt our hearts. We would also like to extend o