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Share a smile on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11
 Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT-Caritas
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The smiles may belong to mothers, aunts, or grandmothers in your congregation, when they are honored on Mother’s Day through a gift to this life-changing program of Church World Service.
The smile may belong to the young mother pictured here in the town of Kubum in the Darfur region of Southern Sudan. The height and weight of displaced children is carefully monitored at a nutrition and health center in Kubum, and mothers with at-risk babies are given supplemental food. The program is sponsored by CWS-supported ACT-Caritas, a coalition of Action by Churches Together and Caritas International Confederation, one of the largest humanitarian programs in South and West Darfur. It is estimated that 2.2 million people are uprooted in Darfur and Church World Service is helping to provide food, blankets, medicines, water and sanitation, health and nutrition, school support, and agricultural tools to hundreds of thousands of people in camps for the displaced.
Share a smile this Mother’s Day through the CWS Tools & Blankets program. Many other minute-for-mission stories, children’s sermons, and tips for organizing can be found in the Tools & Blankets Congregational Kit. Posters, bulletin inserts, and collection envelopes are also available. Click here to order materials online or order locally by calling the CWS Upstate New York Office in Syracuse at 315-458-8535 (toll-free 888-297-2767).
Honor Fathers on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15
Don’t forget that June 15 is Father’s Day, a day when congregations honor fathers by providing “tools” to other fathers through the CWS Tools & Blankets program. Why “tools”? Many churches lift up blankets for Mother’s Day then take the program full circle to show how offering the right tool after a disaster, civil war, or simply in areas of extreme poverty can help families not only rebuild their lives but also their livelihoods.
Blankets and tools are just two of the many ways Church World Service helps people in need through the Tools & Blankets program. They transform the lives of mothers, fathers, and children struggling to build a better life. And we get transformed in the process…our hearts get bigger, our lives are richer, we are more connected to the rest of the world!
Blankets and tools are just two of the many ways Church World Service helps people in need through the Tools & Blankets program. They transform the lives of mothers, fathers, and children struggling to build a better life. And we get transformed in the process…our hearts get bigger, our lives are richer, we are more connected to the rest of the world!
Tools & Blankets Resources
- Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.
- Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516