Sunday 11 December 2011

The Young Fathers at Stepping Up want to say Merry Christmas!

                     Merry Christmas From Stepping Up!                                      

December Newsletter 2011:





Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Froehliche Weihnachten, Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina... a few ways to wish you a Merry Christmas in Spanish, French, German and Serb-Croation. We are looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Saviour. Christmas can be a wonderful time to celebrate but for some it can be a really difficult time of year. While we shop for gifts, make dinner plans and attend many Christmas events; some are worrying about their next meal, or how are they are going to make Christmas special for their child. When you have a young child you want to do everything possible to protect them and to provide for them. To some this presents an overwhelming challenge, especially at Christmas. For some of the young Dads this is their heartache; not knowing if their children will have a Christmas with decorations, toys, or even a warm meal. It’s an unfortunate reality but it’s what young people are facing right now, in our own city and communities. So many of these young Dads are living in this reality. I had a recent conversation with a young Dad and he told me that due to the fact that he has no government identification he will be unable to participate in the Christmas bureau for families in need. He felt that there was no hope for providing a Christmas for his young children, as he has no means of buying gifts for them. In his words the conversation ended in “bye bye Christmas!” This is only one situation, one story. There are many that are similar stories leaving people feeling hopeless. This is not why Christ came to earth... He came to offer hope and peace and this gift is for everyone; including the unknown, or those who are completely alone, or those who don’t have any idea how they are going to make it in this over commercialized world. Please pray for these young fathers, especially at this time. They are doing their best for their children, but it is a difficult time for them as they too want to give everything they can to their young ones.

Have a Happy New Year! 

David Morgan