Christmas Needs
Would you believe - “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?”
Our children come from lives of chaos, not calm; violence, not peace. Their lives have been filled with neglect, abuse, anger, betrayal and despair. Each year we work hard to make Christmas a wonderful experience for the children in our care. For many of our kids, this Christmas will be the first time that they’ve heard the Christmas story - the story of God’s Greatest Gift of All! The story that we often take for granted. The holiday memories and traditions experienced at MBCH this year may indeed be the only ones that they have ever had.
You can help us make this holiday season special by providing Christmas presents for our children. The following “wish list” details many of the items we need to make this Christmas memorable. Please remember that most of our “children” are between the ages of 11 and 18.
Girls and Boys Non-Clothing Items
- Scrapbooking albums and supplies
- Craft supplies and kits
- Art supplies and kits
- Jewelry Making Kits/Tools
- Car models/Paint/Supplies
- Remote Control Cars/Batteries
- Hand-held Video Games/Batteries
- Game Boys, Game Boy Advance, Games/Batteries (Game Boys, Game Boy Advance, etc.)
- Boom Boxes with Radio/CD Player/Batteries
- CD’s (Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, Relient K, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Celine Dion, Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus etc.) (no Parental Advisory)
- Personal Radio/CD Player/Batteries
- Watches - Male & Female
- Bath & Body Works items
- Dove Products Gift Sets
- Cologne - Male & Female
- Sterling Silver Jewelry
- Books - Fiction and non-Fiction, all reading levels (i.e., C.S. Lewis “Chronicles of Narnia,” Francine Rivers, Frank Peretti, “Left Behind” series, Randy Alcorn, etc.)
- Board Games for Teens (i.e., Malarky, Balderdash, Outburst, Catch Phrase, Any Cranium game, Gestures, Pictionary, Pictionary, Imagine If, Mad Gab, Scrabble, Phase 10, UNO, playing cards, etc.)
- DVD Movies - G Rated
- Lego’s
- Thomas the Train Toys
- Make-up/Cases
- Purses
- Cameras (film or digital)/Film/Batteries
- Journals - Particularly for males
- Sudoku Puzzle Books/Crossword Puzzle Books/Word Find Books
- African-American, Dora & Diego Dolls (Please, no white baby dolls, we have an adequate supply)
Girls and Boys Clothing Items
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(ALL Clothing sizes are children's sizes 12-20, and adult sizes small - xxx-large)
- Pajamas, robes/Slippers (Adult sizes Small - X-Large)
- Jeans, Khakis
- Tops/Shirts
- Underwear (boxers for the guys, Please no "granny-panties" for the girls)
- T-Shirts
- Bras
- Belts
- Socks (ADULT, White, Ankle Length & Crew) Children’s Socks
- Gift Cards to Target, Wal-Mart, Old Navy, Kohl’s & Payless Shoes for clothing & shoes
Infant Items
- Infant swings & Bouncers
- Strollers
- Car seats
- Baby monitors
- Onesies & Clothing (newborn - 12 months)
- Mobiles
- Educational Toys
- Baby Einstein Videos/DVDs
Thank you.
Missouri Baptist Children’s Home has four campuses and three offices across the state of Missouri. We serve approximately 90 children at any one time on our campuses. We also work with the infants of the mothers in our Pregnancy Counseling and Supportive Services program and with more than 250 children of all ages in our foster/adoptive program. The ages of the children in our residential program range from 6 to 21 however the majority of our children are 11-18.
Items are needed by December 15 (Unwrapped, Please)
Items Can Be Sent to:
MBCH, Campus Store,11300 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044.
For more information about needed items,
call 314-739-6811 or 1-800-264-6224 and
ask for Kathy Crawley or Flo Anderson
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