IDES – December 12 2016 – Christmas is a Season for Joy!

Make a Difference This Christmas:

The Christmas season offers us the joy of sharing gifts with those we know and love.

This Christmas, you can also experience the joy of giving a gift to someone you have never met, yet someone who is dearly loved by our heavenly Father. You can bless a precious child of God who has been touched by disaster, hunger, or other urgent needs.

Your gift can be designated for any of IDES’ five Focus Areas (Disaster Response, Hunger Relief, Development & Sustainability, Medical Care, Evangelism).

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Or, you can choose a specific gift item from our online Gift Catalog:

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Recent Project Stories and Devotional Blogs

Dec. 12 – How to Find & Practice Peace – Devotional Blog

Christmastime is supposed to be a season of peace. But sometimes, our hearts don’t feel very peaceful – maybe this year more than ever before. What are we missing? How do we find and practice peace this holiday season? Find out in this Devotional Blog by clicking the graphic above.

Dec. 8 – How Medical Care Leads to Jesus: Pakistan – Project Story

Thanks to your generous support, IDES provided the supplies and medicines for our mission partners in Pakistan to host a medical camp for both the victims of a bombing and other poor community members. Learn about the spiritual impact that you made on this community by clicking the photo above.

IDES is working with local church partners in the Gatlinburg, Tennessee community to help families who have been affected by the recent wildfire. Click the graphic above to see pictures and videos from the resent damage assessment trip, and to learn how you can help in the long-term recovery process.

Dec. 5 – 3 Reasons to Rest – Devotional Blog

The holiday season can be exhausting. Work parties, family reunions, gifts to buy, and the seemingly unending barrage of Christmas advertisements–although none of these things is inherently “bad,” they do have a tendency to busy our schedules to the point of mental and physical breakdown. How do we navigate the holidays successfully this year? Click the graphic to find out.

Dec. 1 – The Church’s Many Roles: India – Project Story

In the most impoverished and/or rural areas of developing countries, the local church (if there is one) is often relied upon by the surrounding community to fulfill many different roles. Find out how your support allows one church in rural India to bless its community through medical care – just click the photo above.