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December 2011

GOD LOVES KIDSIS CELEBRATING JESUS AND SIXTY YEARS OF MARRIAGOn December 22nd, my parents, the founders of God Loves Kids, will be celebrating their60th wedding anniversary, an amazing accomplishment for any couple.

Few couples are able to achieve thisage in life and my parents have done itith a grace and love that is aemendous example. The staff and Ielieve this achievement should be

elebrated in a very special way. We aresking their friends to help us celebratey sending a donation to God Lovesds General Fund along with a letter or

ard of encouragement to Syvelle and

ovie.

The General Fund and Whereeeded Most are very importantccounts at God Loves Kids and often

e most neglected. Inspiring people tove to support an individual child, dig aell, or build a church can be difficultometimes, but it is even more difficulto inspire someone to give to the

eneral Fund and Where Needed Mostccounts. However, it is out of this fund

that we are able to keep God Loves Kidsfunctioning properly. The last fewmonths these funds have been stretchedto the limit. It is vitally important that wedo not enter the new year being

handicapped by a lack of funding.

My parents have both requested thatthe family not make a big TO DOabout this occasion, but we know the

concern they have for this ministry andthe children. Therefore the staff and I are

asking that in honor of their 60thwedding anniversary you will give aspecial gift at this time to God Loves

Kids because it blesses so many needychildren of the world. We really believethis would please them more thananything we could possibly do for thempersonally.

Will you help us honor them?Phil Phillips

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It cost mothers in and around

Bethlehem the lives of their babies,

massacred by order of a cruel Herod.

It cost the shepherds the

omplacency of their pastoral lives with

he call to leave the sheep and go to the

manger.

It cost the wise men a long journey

nd expensive gifts.

It cost the early apostles and other

Christians persecution and often death.It cost missionaries of Christ untold

uffering and privation to spread the

ood news.

But more than all this, it cost God

he Father His only Son -- He sent Him

o earth to die for sinful men.

It cost Jesus a life of sacrifice and

ervice, a cruel death on the cross,

earing the sins of the world.

S CHRISTMAS TOO COSTLY?

It is, if all it means is gift exchange.

It is, if all it means is tinsel.

It is, if all it means is millions spent

in commercialization.

It is, if all it means is a holiday.

CHRISTMAS ISNT TOO COSTLY if- If it means the hope of the world!

If it means the forgiveness of sin!

If it means peace among men!

If it fits men for heaven!

Considering what God gave and

what Christ gave, and considering what

the needs of the world are, is Christmas

costing us enough?

Thank you for caring and

sharing, not only at Christmas

time but throughout the year.

You have shown your Christian

love in a tangible way.

Many of you responded to our

appeal for Christmas gifts for the

children. On behalf of the children,

THANK YOU.

We regret that we could not send

what we hoped to, or quite as much as

in some past years, but you will be

pleased to know that we were able to

send $6,260.00. Praise the Lord, none

of our children will be totally left out.

Your continued spiritual and financ

participation in this ministry of

compassion to the children of the

coming year is urgently needed and

deeply appreciated. By this you show

your love.

Considering what God gave and

what Christ gave, and considering wha

the needs of the world are, is this

ministry of compassion costing us

enough?

We wish you Gods best blessings

this Christmas season and for the

coming year.

In Christs Love,

Lovie & Syvelle Phillips

IS CHRISTMAS TOO COSTLY?CHRISTMAS cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of

home during the long period of exile in Egypt where

hey went to protect the little Baby.

GOD LOVES KIDSa ministry of Chistrian CommunicationsCommission, Inc.

P.O. Box 354

Rockwall, TX 75087

www.GodLovesKids.com

Celebrating 60

Years of

Marriage and Ministry

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A Special Message from Lovie Phillips

A quilt is a patchwork of material sewn

together into a blanket. What an apt comparison

to what we do here at God Loves Kids. Children

whose lives have been ripped apart by

unspeakable poverty, AIDS, or war crimes have

been made whole and introduced to the love of

God through the generosity of people like you.

Thank you for your faithful support! Over the

years, God Loves Kids has helped thousands of

children and young adults. It doesnt matter

whether you have given a one-time gift or given

every month for years in the pastit takes all

kinds of thread and fabric to make a quilt.

Kacura is one of GLKs success stories.

At twelve years old, he had never been able

to attend school. His legs were damaged by polio

and he could only crawl. Told repeatedly by his

own father that he was useless, Kacura lost all

hope and attempted suicide. He was brought to

us by his grandmother. God Loves Kids accepted

Kacura and we were able to help. Through cash

and in-kind donations, the money needed to bring

this special boy into our Ugandan school and

orphanage was raised. He started school with the

first graders, and quickly caught up with the other

children his age, then surpassed them in his

studies. He soon accepted Christ and became a

spiritual leader among the other children. God

Loves Kids donors sent Kacura to Bible school

where he received his ordination and graduated

with special honors. Today, Kacura is pastor of a

healthy church he founded in Kigali, Rwanda and

runs a feeding program for street children with the

help of God Loves Kids. His ministry is growing,

but it wouldnt have been possible without

generous friends like you.

To show our appreciation, my daughter

law, Bess, and our son, Phil, have generous

offered to donate to God Loves Kids their n

Soul sign necklaces as a way of helping us

thank you to our partners who will give a gif

$100 or more to our general missions fund b

the end of the year. Were excited about the

generous offer and this wonderful opportun

strengthen the ministry. The Soul sign is a n

concept which celebrates unending souls w

limitless value It is a symbol we are sure yo

be seeing in chain stores in the future and y

be one of the first to have one! It will make a

perfect gift and we will send you one for eve

$100 you sow into the general missions fun

between now and the end of the year.

Can you help us end this year strong

making an additional investment in t

lives of children? God Loves Kids wisend you this nickel-free, polished pe

Soul sign necklace (pictured below)

your gift of $100.

If youre online, you can go to our webs

www.godloveskids.com and click on the do

button to make sure your donation counts t

this special program.

Again, thank you for your continued su

and know that Pastor Kacura and the thous

of children he represents, might not be alive

were it not for you.

Sincerely,

Lovie Phillips

THE SOUL SIGN

Let us love one another. Withlove we can encourage and helpto restore a person with soulpain. -Bess Ross

"You don't have a soul.

You are a soul. You have a

body." -C.S. Lewis

Sometimes, the soul of anindividual may have an

unconscious, unnecessary

expectation of being

perfect in order to feel

loved instead of feeling

abandoned or rejected. I

think everyone experiences

this, at some point, and

requires the cure;

unconditional love.

-Bess Ross

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PRESSING NEEDS FOR GIVING TO END THE YEAR STRONG

General Fund Gift for God Loves Kids!

Help us Celebrate a 60th Anniversary !

Give a $100 gift and receive the Soul sign!

You Can Make a Difference.

Give a GiftToday!

DONATE TODAY! Please make checks payable to

God Loves Kids or CCC Inc.

To give online, please visit www.GodLovesKids.com

To give by credit or debit card, fill out the form below

For more info, please call us at 972-771-8886

End Of The Year Goal:

$62,000.00

Description for Giving:

Check #:

Total Gift Amount:

Date:

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