Friday, November 18, 2011

Items needed

This is a list of needed items for our trip, leaving 19 January, it includes items needed for people we will be ministering to in Zimbabwe, if you are able to help with a couple items it will greatly help us cut down on costs before we go:

*Preschool/Kindergarten educational (and fun) games/toys manipulatives
*Elementary age educational games, school supplements like games, cards, math manipulatives
*Any books, cds, dvds you no longer want - we are looking for some specific things and can use your old books to trade in at McKays to look for what we need
* Nail polish - assorted colors
* Glow sticks
* Balloons
* Baby formula and any new or gently used baby and toddler blankets and large beach towels, cloth diapers
* 3T-4T girls clothing (summer and winter)
* Womens size 18-20 clothing
* Mens Medium shirts/shorts/pants
* Mens button down dress shirts and ties, any size
* New resusable shopping bags (Publix/Target etc any of the $1 kind)
* Any crafting beads/threads, charms, jewelery making type stuff, including tools
* Any used costume jewelery in good condition
* Parachord (parachute rope) we need 800ft of this, plus 100 x 5/8inch contoured side release buckles, preferably diff colors (for boys) 100ft increments (about $80 in cost if ordered online at http://www.paracordmaster.com/ )
* Battery operated fans (larger than hand held, but not as big as large box)
* Batteries AAA, AA, C-cell, D-cell
* Large beach towels
* Nyquill
* Starbucks (or other reg and decaf brand 12-16 oz bags) coffee
* $150 x 7 increments (donations for a ministry project)

We would like to have everything in hand before Christmas, so we can see what we still need.
Many thanks for all who have helped with supplies and our trips in the past, we are always grateful our community and how you guys always come alongside us and help.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to help cover the remainder of our support costs please go online to:  http://www.shepsstaff.org/gray.aspx

If you would like to make a cash donation to help cover the costs of the above supplies, please make a check payable to David and Jackie Gray and mail it to 1715 Mountain Bay Drive, Hixson, TN 37343

Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

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