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6 Ways Your Families Can Make a Difference for Christmas

Does your family want to spread the joy of the Christmas season by serving others? Here are six ways to make a difference and make your family’s Christmas more meaningful during the holidays: 

by COTN Staff

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Your Guide to Gifts with Real Meaning

Do you know where you'll find your Christmas gifts this year? To help make holiday preparations a little easier, here’s a list of ways you can bring a smile to your loved ones while helping children in need at the same time!

by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN–USA Staff Writer

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Thank You for Giving Joy in Uganda!

The Christmas photos from Uganda are in! And thanks to all of you, the children had a great time celebrating Jesus' birth. Please enjoy these photos and this special message from our Village Partnership Program Coordinator in Uganda, Christopher Odongo:

God is good! The children in Uganda had a colorful Christmas celebration this year, with a wonderful meal, drinks, and great gifts, including school bags and books. 

by Christopher Odongo, COTN-Uganda Village Partnership Program Coordinator

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Thank You for Giving Joy in Malawi!

Thank you for making this Christmas a special one for the children in Malawi! The children in our Village Partnership Program and in our Children’s Homes had a lot of fun activities and great gifts this Christmas, thanks to you. 

by Jeremy Macias, COTN-Malawi In-Country Liaison; and Brian Olson, COTN-USA Editor

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Thank You for Giving Joy in Haiti!

This Christmas was a great one for the children we serve in Haiti.

Every single child in the Bellevue Village Partnership and in the Family Care Program (the first small group of children you supported after the 2010 earthquake) got to eat a special meal and receive a Christmas gift, thanks to their sponsors. The festivities also included the singing of Christmas songs, acting out of nativity skits, readings of poetry, and dancing. 

Thank you for making this Christmas so special for the children! Enjoy the photos! 

by Marc Antoine Michel, COTN-Haiti Village Partnership Program Coordinator

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Thank You for Giving Joy in Sierra Leone!

Thank you for giving joy to the children in Sierra Leone this Christmas! 

Thanks to the generous gifts from you and other sponsors, the children in our Children's Homes and Village Partnership Program were able to enjoy a big Christmas meal, presents (including a book for every child!), dancing, singing, games, and a nativity play. And to top it all off, they spent time praying for you, their sponsors! 

As Mabinty, one of the girls in the Children's Homes, said, "This is the best Christmas ever." Thank you for bringing that joy to her and the rest of the children.

by Cassia Burke, COTN–USA Staff Writer; and Brian Olson, COTN-USA Editor

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Thank You for Everything!

The children have something to tell you. 

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The Top 7 Gifts on the Children’s Christmas Wish List

Apparently a lot of you have taken an interest in Pinterest. Your response to our November post about “Pinteresting” Christmas crafts for your sponsored child was huge! 

by Brian Olson, COTN-USA Editor

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Your Farm Gifts Change Lives

As he carefully places a watermelon seed beneath the warm earth in Sierra Leone, Gabriel smiles. He knows the seed will sprout into a plant, which will produce fruit—a delicious snack for him and his friends. 

by Cassia Burke, COTN–USA Staff Writer

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Four Places to Shop and Give Back

Did you know that you can buy the Christmas gifts you really want, while helping children in need at the same time? Here are four websites that will give to Children of the Nations (COTN) when you shop with them.

by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN–USA Staff Writer

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