Summer Wrap-Up! 😎☀️

Small But Mighty:

A Family’s Week of Service and Their Impact in Mexico

It's nearly impossible to capture a week full of impactful experiences in just a one-minute video, but our summer group, though small, was mighty. A dedicated family from Maryland joined us, bringing along their two young children to serve.

During their time in Mexico, they were blessed to participate in several meaningful service projects. They created care packages for families living in the hills, prepared a large care package for a small free daycare, and provided Blessing Bags filled with food necessities for families whose children attend the daycare. We blessed the daycare with a Vacation Bible School curriculum and Bibles for the older children, and gifted jump ropes and blankets for all the kids. Additionally, they helped a local school celebrate the end of the year by distributing Blessing Goodie Bags for each child. The team cooked and served meals at the Comedor, and provided them with a large care package. These are just a few of the amazing service projects this family had the opportunity to participate in.

At Blessing Bags, our mission goes beyond serving families in Mexico; we aim to create opportunities for families to come together and serve in a safe, family-friendly setting where children of all ages can engage in mission work. We are simply a resource to help families in their efforts to grow a servant’s heart in each of their children.

Thank you, Summer Team, for all your hard work! We hope to see you again next year. To learn more about our short-term mission trips click HERE! We hope to see you soon!

Legacy Project:

Blessing Bags Event and Fundraiser

We are blessed that most families who come down to serve with us return to serve again. It's hard to resist coming back to serve again when you see the positive impact being made, both in Mexico and within their own families. One such family is the Jeantet family. They have not only served with us for two consecutive springs but have also raised additional funds each time to support extra projects, such as feeding families at Comedor Genesis and building a new roof for the Comedor.

Many people have inquired about our plans to organize a building project fundraiser for our future mission center in Mexico. While this is a fantastic idea, you may have noticed that fundraising is not usually our method. However, we trust that God will provide for all our needs according to His riches. We are incredibly thankful to the Jeantet family for stepping up to host a fundraiser and Blessing Bag packing event in Northern Virginia.

In just over a week, Jennifer and Michael will be flying to Virginia to join other families in assembling care packages, sharing about the work God is doing in Mexico, and informing others about how they can help be a part of our legacy project (Blessing Bags International's future mission center.) This mission center will be a place where families from across the U.S. and Canada can come to serve with their children, making a lasting impact both in their own families and in the impoverished communities here in Mexico.

If you live in Northern Virginia or the surrounding area, we hope you’ll join us on Saturday, August 24th for our second-ever fundraiser event. There will be finger foods, games, a silent auction, a Q&A session, and, of course, time to pack Acts of Kindness Blessing Bags to take home and share in your own community, spreading God’s love while teaching your children to love God and their neighbors. Please RSVP HERE!

One easy way you can serve is by inviting friends and family who may not have heard of our ministry but might be looking for ways to serve with their own children. Below is an invitation and evite link to help spread the word. We encourage everyone to invite at least two or three families they know!

If you’re not in the Northern Virginia area, don’t worry—you can still be part of the fun. Next month, we’ll be hosting our first online fundraiser, where you can participate in interactive games, a live Q&A session, and more! For more info visit our Facebook event HERE!

We hope you’ll join us for one or both of these exciting events. We’re so excited to see all that God is going to do. For all those planning to attend—from the bottom of our hearts, Muchas Gracias!

Supporting Impoverished

Women in Mexico:

Fair Trade Items Available Now

We're excited to offer fair trade items at cost to support impoverished women and children in Mexico. Click HERE for more information about the specific families we're helping. 100% of your purchase directly benefits these women.

Available Items:

Handmade Woven Bags

Price including shipping: $16

DIY Bracelet Kits (includes enough beads to make two bracelets): 20 handmade paper beads (in 2 bags), elastic string, and filler beads.

Price including shipping: $10

Bag and bead colors vary. Please MESSAGE us for specific color requests and to place an order.

If you're interested in helping us sell the fair trade items, please let us know. We are committed to continuing to support these hard working women and invite you to join us. From the bottom of our hearts, Muchas Gracias!

Serve with Us:

Exciting Volunteer Opportunities

Family-Friendly Mission Trips

Serve alongside your family with children of all ages and abilities. These trips offer a chance to make a difference together.

Short or Long-Term Individual Trips

Ideal for college-age individuals looking to start their ministry work. Opportunities are available in VBS, English classes, soup kitchens (comedores), community outreach, and more.

Google Ads

We need help utilizing a Google Ads Grant. We’re looking for someone experienced in ad creation, keyword research, performance analysis, and more.

Fair Trade

We’re seeking someone with a heart for serving impoverished women in the hills of Mexico by selling their fair trade items. This can be through craft shows, social media, or word-of-mouth.

Fundraisers

If you are passionate about our ministry—helping kids serve and grow a servant’s heart, providing for impoverished families in Mexico, or building a mission center—we need your help. We seek someone unafraid to share our mission through crowdfunding, community events, silent auctions, gift matching, virtual fundraising events, contacting businesses, and more. If fundraising is your calling, we need you!

Construction Mission Trip Groups

This is a great activity for men’s groups, college groups, and anyone looking for a legacy project. Available year-round, we need people passionate about carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, masonry, and general construction.

Promoter

Volunteering as a promoter can be as simple as sharing this newsletter and liking and sharing our Facebook and Instagram posts. We would love volunteers willing to publicly highlight and share the ministry’s activities, events, and successes with a broader audience.

Please prayerfully consider if any of these options are right for you. Even if not with our ministry, serving is an important part of following in the footsteps of Jesus, and we encourage you to find ways to serve with your family or individually on a regular basis. For more information on our many volunteer options, or if you have an idea of your own, please reach out to us at info@blessing-bags.org

Your Support Matters:

Make a Lasting Impact Today

The work we are doing here in Mexico relies on the generosity of individuals like you who support us financially and through prayer. If you haven’t yet contributed, we invite you to consider a one-time or recurring donation to help us continue our mission. Your support is crucial in enabling us to share God’s love with those in need through Blessing Bags.

To our valued donors, we extend our deepest gratitude. Your ongoing contributions have profoundly impacted the lives of countless individuals and families.

To make a donation, please click the link below. Every gift, no matter the size, is immensely appreciated and helps us sustain and grow our efforts to serve others in Jesus’ name.

Thank you for partnering with us. May God bless you richly for your generosity.

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