According to Here's Life's Tedd Gandy, every year he hears stories about children and families transformed by God's love through the simple, but important gift of a school backpack. Why do they have such an impact? As shocking as it may seem, we find that this backpack is the first brand-new thing an inner-city child has ever owned.
This year, Here's Life would has a goal of distributing what they're calling 'PowerPacks' to 2,530 children through inner-city churches and S.A.Y. Yes! Centers in 12 cities nationwide. Each backpack is filled with school necessities like crayons, ruler, paper, pencils and most importantly a Bible and Gospel mini-book.
A gift of $30 can supply a 'PowerPack' to a child and since it's so valued, as they read Bible stories and God's word it can have an incredible spiritual value. In a few instances they were instrumental in leading entire families to Christ.
If you'd like to help in this back-to-school ministry, click on the link above for contact information.
