Making This Christmas Count: Providence Baptist Church's respite care event

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On December 10 from 4-7pm, families of kids with special needs (age 10 and under) and their siblings will be cared for at Providence Baptist Church at our Making This Christmas Count respite care event. While our trained volunteers love them, parents will get a respite to Christmas shop, go on a date, or do whatever other child-free activity they would like. Every child with special needs will have a one-on-one buddy for the event, and siblings will be supervised as well as they rotate through themed activity rooms. This is part of our church's Making This Christmas Count week of outreach events, and most of our guests will be families who have never visited our church before.

We're excited. If you're not in Raleigh or the surrounding area (and even if you are!), please pray
  • for our preparations
  • for the health of our families (at our October respite event, many had to cancel at the last minute due to sickness; plus it's cold and flu season, which doesn't bode well for little ones who may be more susceptible to illness due to their special needs)
  • for energy and wisdom for our leadership team
  • for God to provide the remaining volunteers needed
  • for information about the event to reach the families who need it
  • for stamina and protection for me, as my health has been less than ideal lately (I'm on week three of a cold, which means I might be entering my annual fall bout of pneumonia)
For local folks, there is still room for families (and volunteers, though pre-event training and background checks are required). Here is the link for registration for both families and volunteers, and here's a link to learn about the other Making This Christmas Count outreaches that week.

And, if you have happen to have friends and followers in the Raleigh area, please post a message like this on Facebook or Twitter so we can get the word out:
Have a child (birth-10) w special needs in Raleigh? FREE trained childcare at Providence Baptist on Dec. 10 from 4-7pm http://www.pray.org/news--events/providence-kids.aspx
Thanks!