• Caring for children in the Nursery (5 & 6:30 only)
• Serving as Parking Attendant between services
• Greeting guests and distributing programs
• Ushering guests, and helping them find seats
• Hosting the Welcome Desk between services

If you can help, please email  HERE or  tammi.keffer@peninsulabible.org Indicate which service you can help and which service you plan to attend. THANKS!  

Invite others to attend Christmas Eve with you! We have small invitations available at the entrances this Sunday and at the Welcome Desk. Most new visitors come to a church because someone invited them. Please ask others to "come and see." 

We thought we should share this letter from Andie Bordner, adult sister of David Reed. Since August, David has been receiving treatment for an inoperable brain tumor. Just recently, he was able to move home, with assistance from nursing care. He is gaining weight and happy to celebrate Christmas at home with his family, including his parents, Dennis and Rui Reed. Andie frequently posts about David's progress on his Caring Bridge website. This was a recent post, a heart-warming story about a blanket: 

David has had this soft, cuddly, very well-loved apple green blankie for as long as I can remember. He found great comfort and peace

in that blankie. But sadly, when David returned from the hospital after many long months of treatment, Blankie did not make the trip home. Mom and I launched into dozens of in-store and online searches for an exact replica of Blankie without much success. UNTIL....I checked my newfound best friend, Amazon.com. I entered, "apple green silk baby blanket" - and TA-DA!!

Oh, how we rejoiced at the find, however, a new Blankie cost $52, had quite a steep shipping charge, and didn't qualify for free shipping. Scrolling down the page, I found the direct link to the company Comfort Silkies. I clicked on it. In the company's website, I learned the blankies are somewhat handmade, and the shipping costs the same as Amazon. I clicked "Contact us" and sent a very nice email to the company. I explained David's situation, agreed that the price of $52 seems fair for such a beautifully crafted product, and then I simply asked if there was any way the company could waive the shipping fee. End of email.

Within 24 hours, the owner of the company called me personally. I was surprised to say the least. She wanted to know more about the reason David was at Children's Hospital and how long he had been there. We dove into a very spiritual conversation where she literally thanked God that one of their blankets gave so much comfort to David at the most difficult time in his life. She told me that they are a really small company, very close with their employees, and have been through some roller coaster rides of their own, yet not to the degree that Dennis and mom have been through. She was a joy.

At the end of our conversation, she informed me that she was sending a box of comfort to the house, that it would be her pleasure to continue providing the comfort that these three still so desperately need. She told me she was sending out a full size and a "baby blanket"-size apple green blanket to David, with something special included for Dennis and mom. She told me she was going to send the biggest box they have, and to not let the "unfilled space" in the box fool me, as that space will be packed tight with prayers and love from her and each of their employees. That prayer-filled box should arrive this week. I am still tearful recalling our conversation, as it was very dear and touching. There are many people we are blessed with, now Jeanine included, that have continued to grace Dennis, mom, David, Carol, and I.  

This story of giving, grace, and goodwill will live on in me for a very long time. I hope that it made you smile, and I hope that it restores some faith in humanity, a glimmer of peace on earth, and a light that twinkles just a little brighter in your eyes.