Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Christmas Tree Give-Away

Over the last couple of weeks, 3 Dimensional Life has been busy with the Christmas tree season. Every Saturday, we have been providing trees to the community for a donation. It has been incredible to see the response we have received!

One morning last week, I noticed a van pull up to the office. When I opened the office door, a woman stood outside.

"I heard I could get a Christmas tree here if I gave a donation." She paused. "Is that right?"

I told her that was correct. When she asked why, I told her that, "We want to make sure everyone is able to celebrate Christmas this year. If there are individuals in the community who cannot purchase a tree, we will give them a tree."

Her eyes glistened with tears. "Really? I can't believe this. I didn't know how I was going to do it this year."

I told her where she could find the trees, and then she and her family made their way through the trees to find the perfect one.

I could say it felt magical to know I was providing an opportunity for a family to have a real tree for Christmas...and it DID feel magical. But, beyond just a "feel-good" feeling, I hoped I was giving her a glimpse of the love of Jesus. That is why we are doing giving Christmas trees away this year - we truly want to give back to the community. However, more than that, we really want to show the love of Jesus in a practical way. And, what better way than to provide Christmas trees to those who can't afford it?

Allow me to encourage you to do just that - what practical way can you show Christ? Not just because it's Christmas, but because HE lives in you.

December 12th is the LAST Saturday we will be giving away Christmas trees! Join us from 9am-6pm as we have s'mores, hayrides, choose and cut Leyland Cyprus and more! For more information, please contact info@the3dlife.com.

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