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Essential Gifts are gifts you can purchase to help our partners bring blessings to the people they serve. Through purchases of Essential Gifts, we send grants to partners so they can buy that gift – or something similar – for people in their communities, meeting the most urgent needs and showing God’s love practically.
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Here are a few Essential Gifts that you can be sure will make a difference.
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Having the means to buy suitable clothing can be really difficult for many people in the communities our partners work in. Often, what people can afford to buy is not nearly adequate for the plummeting temperatures during winter.
Our Winter Coat from our Compassion range is a wonderful answer to prayer and can be a lifeline. Through this gift, our partners can help more people to stay warm and dry.
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We believe that sustainability is a marker of good stewardship, enabling what God blesses us with to go further. Purchases of our Bee-Keeping gift have directly supported the ministry of partners like Dario Kapin. Dario tells us, 'The bee ministry helps our church people gain some income, and it is providing funds to plant a brand new church in Derventa.'
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Summer Camps is our latest addition to Essential Gifts, and is part of our Education range. Many of our partners run camps away, or day camps at church, particularly during the summer, so that young people (and sometimes older ones) can know more about Jesus. If you want to bless the next generation with the Good News, this is a great gift to buy.
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For every gift you purchase, you receive a physical or digital gift card (your choice) which represents what you’ve purchased.
Many people who purchase our Essential Gifts buy them on behalf of a friend or family member and pass on the gift card to let that person know what they have purchased on their behalf. Essential Gifts are great gift ideas for Christmas, Easter, birthdays and anniversaries. They are available to buy throughout the year!
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Our Promise
As good stewards of the funds we receive from the Essential Gifts catalogue, we are committed to sending as much as possible to the point of need. At least 85 pence in every pound will be used on this important initiative. The small amount used to cover support costs ensures this project is sustainable.
We are also committed to ensuring every Essential Gift is wanted and the local need is met with the most appropriate gift. So, we require flexibility for our partners to be able to meet the most urgent need. Allowing this flexibility means we cannot guarantee the partner will provide the actual gift you purchase, but it will be an item within the same category. There are three categories: Compassion, Sustainability and Education.
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Thank you so much for your support. We hope you are encouraged and inspired - you really make a difference.
Be blessed!
The TEN team.
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