Bethel’s 2023 Global Christmas Order Form

Please consider a donation to Bethania Kids to ensure food security for the children. It's hard for us to imagine what it is like for children in India who have spent much of their young lives hungry, not knowing on any given day whether there would be food to eat. Malnutrition is prevalent among the 1000 children and families served by Bethania Kids in residence homes and care centers. Our gifts assist Bethania Kids in meeting the needs of the whole child, including providing nutritious food and showing the love of Jesus. A gift of $50 will feed 30 children in a residence home for two days, and $100 will cover food expenses in a care center for a month. Every gift makes a huge difference!

Concordia’s great need is for funds towards sponsorships. Bethel’s donations will be pooled to provide for as many children as we can. A full year sponsorship for one child is $300 in elementary school, and $360 for a high school student. We understand if you are not able to provide a full sponsorship. As you consider a gift, here are a few examples of expenses at the orphanage: it costs over $1200 a year for medical care and immunizations, meals are $70 per month per child, and $25 per month keeps one child in clean diapers. A sponsorship means an abandoned or orphaned child will be well cared for in the loving environment of Concordia Children's Services until they are placed in permanent homes.

Food Insecurity is a top priority for Escuela Integrada. There is an overwhelming need for nutritious food for the students and their families. Hungry children can’t learn!! The 2023 Food Security Drive seeks to raise $65,000 to feed the school for the year, providing 5,200 meals ($1.25 each). Our donations will help them meet their goal. Consider, $25 covers a meal for an entire class, $50 provides 2 meals a day for a child for a month, $75 feeds a family of six for two weeks, and $225 feeds the entire school one meal. Consider, grateful children eager to learn and grow. Please help!

Children cannot learn when they are hungry! For many of the over 1.400 students from the urban center of Arusha, their school lunch is their only meal each day. A $25 gift will provide 125 lunches. $50 will provide 250 lunches. $100 will provide 500 lunches! Operation Bootstrap Africa needs over $32,000 to keep this program running. By building efficiencies and economies of scale, 20 cents will feed one child a nutritious meal. The children are counting on us!

Please make your check payable to:
Bethel Lutheran Church of Winchester

Please mail your check to:

Bethel Lutheran Church of Winchester
2077 N Frederick Pike
Winchester, VA 22603