This holiday season, why not think outside the box of traditional gift giving? Give to a giver through the third annual “Adopt-a-Missionary” Christmas project and help spread holiday cheer around the world to missionaries and their families.
This project, sponsored by Loma Linda University Health’s Global Health Institute (GHI), in collaboration with Students for International Mission Service and the National Association of Seventh-day Adventist Dentists, focuses on collecting care packages filled with Christmas goodies for the volunteers and their families currently serving abroad.
With the boxes going out to nearly 30 volunteers, this is the opportunity to share a little reminder of home and spread the holiday spirit overseas.
These missionaries are working at Loma Linda University Health strategic interest sites as dentists, hospital administrators, nurses, public health educators and more. They range from Loma Linda University alumni, LLU global service awardees, LLU deferred mission appointees and Adventist Health International long-term volunteers.
The job is simple and fun, and care package sponsors can be individuals or groups.
- Choose a family by contacting GHI.
- Pick up a box from GHI’s office located at 24888 Prospect Ave.
- Fill it up – up to 20 lbs!
- Return it, unsealed, by Dec. 9.
- Feel warm fuzzies.
These missionaries are dedicating their lives to fulfill Loma Linda University Health’s motto “to make man whole” all over the world. Give to a giver today and make this project a very special part of the holiday season.
To learn more about this project and see a list of suggested gifts, please visit lluglobal.com/Adopt or contact Angeli Yutuc, program manager of international service, at 909-558-4876 or ayutuc@llu.edu.
Examples of things to send include peanut butter, batteries, lotion, recipes, movies, music, LLU gear, etc.
Things not to send include aerosols, fruits and veggies, perfumes, perishable food, etc.