whychristmas?com
a resource in Children | Christmas | Mission & Outreach
added to the pool on 2nd July 2008
whychristmas?com answers your Christmas questions. The Hows, Wheres, but mostly the Whys of Christmas!
The site is designed for all people but especially elementary/primary aged children. Information includes how Christmas traditions and customs, such as Christmas Cards, Christmas Trees and Christmas Carols, came into being, how Christmas is celebrated in different countries around the world and most importantly why Christmas exists, to celebrate the birth of Jesus as told in the Christmas Story. There’s also lots of Christmas fun on the site! The site is made by the same people as ministrypool!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/whychristmas
Operation Christmas Child
a resource in Children | Christmas | Make a Difference | Mission & Outreach
added to the pool on 2nd July 2008
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Over 61 million shoe boxes have been distributed!
Operation Christmas Child is run by Samaritan’s Purse.
There are sites for Operation Christmas Child in the USA and UK.
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC
Oxfam Unwrapped
a resource in Christmas | Make a Difference
added to the pool on 2nd July 2008
Oxfam Unwrapped is the virtual online store where you can buy gifts for every occasion – and they help to fight poverty at the same time.
There are international stores in the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Present Aid
a resource in Christmas | Make a Difference
added to the pool on 2nd July 2008
Present Aid is a online shop with a difference. You can buy unusual/virtual gifts – things that will make someone you love happy, and could also change the lives of poor people around the world.
Present Aid is run by Christian Aid in the UK.
Advent Conspiracy
a resource in Christmas | Make a Difference
added to the pool on 27th June 2008
Advent Conspiracy is a new is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by worshipping Jesus through compassion, not consumption.
You Church can buy a present for the part of the world that wouldn’t otherwise get one!
http://www.adventconspiracy.org
http://feeds.feedburner.com/adventconspiracy/