1. Blankets and Backpacks for the Homeless
For the homeless in our city, a cold winter night can be more than just uncomfortable; it can be dangerous. Project 1 will allow us to provide over 200 backpacks and blankets to these individuals.
2. Direct Relief to Our Community
Project 2 will help us care for those in need right here in our community. The gifts for this project will allows us to provide over 5,000 lbs of food and double our giving for the next six months to our area assistance ministries. These ministries provide a myriad of services to those who are struggling financially in our immediate area.
3. Shoes for Children in Mexico City
The homeless children of Mexico City live in some of the most deplorable conditions in the world. In January a mission team from Bear Creek will be traveling to Mexico City to share Christ and minister to these children. Project 3 will fund taking up to 300 pairs of shoes for these children.
4. Work-Clothes for Prisoners Transitioning Back into Society
Trying to re-enter the world after being in prison can be a difficult process. The hurdles to a normal life often drive these people back into crime, and back into prison. However, a Bible-based prison ministry is seeing an amazing 96% success rate working with these individuals through discipleship, training, and transition assistance. Project 4 will provide sets of much-needed work clothes and boots to these men through this ministry.
5. Assisting with Medical Center Parking for Long-Term Care
For those in our faith family and community who are enduring a long-term illness and treatment at the Medical Center, one of the unexpected costs can be the parking fees for day after day of treatments, exams, and visits. Project 5 will provide assistance to many of these families with pre-paid parking cards to reduce at least one of the worries of caring for their sick family member.