Did you know? Every time you shop at Kroger's - buying groceries, a take-out salad, a gallon of gas - if you use a special Kroger's gift card purchased through Operation Faithfulness - the military ministry at Faith receives 4% of your purchase! What a bargain. I was going to be spending that money anyway, and this way a portion of my purchases goes back to help send gift packages to our soldiers serving away from home! It excites me every time I open an envelope in my church mailbox from Kroger's: "Maybe this is the month we will receive another check!" About every other month we accumulate enough purchases to receive a check - usually between $200-400. That is money we don't have to ask the congregation for! And it was used before Christmas to send multiple packages of home-baked cookies and gifts to our soldiers. It will be used again around the 4th of July to encourage our troops. And again near 9/11.
These packages mean a lot to lonely soldiers often serving in desolate and dangerous parts of the world, and usually separated from loved ones and home for long stretches of time. We get heartfelt letters from them thanking us for these "gifts from home." Usually our boxes benefit many of the other guys and gals in the unit of the recipient.
Spread the word! Prices are going up, but there are ways that you can stretch that almighty dollar!
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