Christmas Alternatives Mission Projects

 Our Mission Committee at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, has several ongoing projects during the Christmas season.  First, they offer Christmas Alternatives, a way we can donate to charitable missions in stead of Christmas gifts. So, your aunt who likes to garden, might like a pound of earthworms for our mission in Haiti:  maybe you could include some gummy worms with your card.  Here are some of the other mission offerings:

Support Terri Rider in India working with dalits.

http://discoverstmark.blogspot.com/2012/10/terri-rider-missionary.html

Support Jed Koball in Peru 

http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/missionconnections/koball-jed/

Books, school supplies, board games, sports equipment for Children's Home in Farmington

New blouse/shirt, sweater, personal care for Children's Home 

http://missouri.pchas.org/

Scholarship, a well, medical supplies, transportation to a school for Hard of Hearing in Africa 

http://marionmedical.org/

Vaccination, Nutrition, Medicine for Malaria, Train a nurse, Train a mid wife, buy a limb, rehab for disabled, restore site, maternity care

 http://www.mbfoundation.org/

Mulberry trees, earthworms, rabbits, goats, hens, ducks, rabbit shed, goat shed, chicken coop in Haiti

 http://jennybent-pcusa.blogspot.com/

Scholarship Plan Grande Nicaragua

 http://www.glpby.org/teams/latinamerica.htm

Other possibilities include tangible gifts which can be purchased:  chocolate, coffee, tea, nuts, olive oil and dried pineapple.   These are all organic, equal exchange, Fair Trade.  The profits benefit our youth's summer mission trip.  There are gift baskets or individual items which will be available until December 15.