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VFA’s Christmas Campaign 2024
Dear supporters of the VFA Christmas Campaign, dear VFA mission friends,
with your donations we were able to give gifts to 9300 children and thus pass on a small ray of joy and hope. Many of them heard the story of Christmas and its true meaning for the first time.
It cannot be completely expressed in words how much joy and thankfulness for these Christmas gifts came forth from the many thousands of children who received the gifts. By Instagram we were able to give reports in small excerpts, but now with this Christmas Campaign Report we would like to do so in more detail, allowing some of our partners to speak for themselves:
“As a part of your Christmas Campaign we could distribute 3000 gifts in 40 regions. 60% of all the children in Pakistan are affected by malnutrition (the silent crisis). Among the gifts were food packets, lunch boxes, water bottles, personalized Christmas cards and information brochures about healthy nutrition. The gifts served as a bridge to many families. One father, who saw for the first time ever that his children received such gifts, said overwhelmed, “Our children always dream of someone caring about us, but unfortunately it never happens. For the first time ever we really feel loved and now I know what Christmas means.“ This simple event led him to accept Jesus!
This Christmas Campaign sparked a lot of enthusiasm in many
children who then expressed the desire to visit a Sunday school
to learn more about Jesus!“
Peshawar/Pakistan
“With your special Christmas campaign more than 800 children received gifts of notebooks, pencils, clothing, toys and much more. All the children participated beforehand in a Christmas program with sports, theater, dancing, singing and the Biblical story of Christmas. Children living in deep poverty were singing and dancing for joy. All of them give thanks to you and to VFA with all their hearts.“
Chhattisgarh/India
“At 52 different places we were able to conduct Christmas events. More than 8000 people could hear the Good News. A thousand of them were able to experience their own personal Christmas by receiving Jesus into their lives and 532 got baptized right afterwards! Thanks to your Christmas Campaign more than 800 children in our country that is plagued by civil war and natural catastrophes could receive gifts and hear the Christmas story.“
Yangon/Myanmar
“One family that we visited with Christmas gifts was without electricity and heating, although the temperatures of about -6° C (about 21° F) were extreme. My heart was full of sadness when I saw that they had already gone to sleep at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. They didn’t have anything that they could offer to their children. Your Christmas Campaign lit up their house and their eyes with joy and happiness. Although my heart was weeping as I saw their situation, I was at the same time glad that thanks to your Christmas Campaign we could offer relief to them in some small way.“
Quetta/Pakistan
“Thanks to your Christmas Campaign over 1500 children could be reached. Among them were 250 of our school children who were so glad about their new shoes. Many others received new things for school, sometimes even school bags. The kids experienced a true ray of light and hope, they and their parents were very glad about it! A heartfelt thanks to VFA!“
Moratuwa/Sri Lanka
Jesus said: “And whosoever receives
such a child as this, receives Me.“ Matt 18:5
Your donation and participation in the VFA Christmas campaign is very much like the “receiving“ of such a child. Thank you for your involvement and trust in Vision for Asia!
With heartfelt blessings!
Eugen Sawal
Missions Director and Chairman of the Board