This Christmas season the Milligan community has a chance to "deliver love" to local children of prisoners. Two campus organizations, Linking Individuals to the Needs of the Community and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, have joined to sponsor Angel Tree, a ministry which delivers presents to children who have parents in prison.
"I love, love, love Angel Tree and am very passionate about it," said senior Rachel Landry, who is coordinator for Milligan's involvement in Angel Tree.
This is Landry's second year coordinating the project. Last year's Angel Tree was a success: every child that Milligan pledged to help was adopted.
"We asked faculty to wait until all the students had a chance to pick up an angel," Landry said. "Then, when we got down to thirty children, the faculty really stepped in and took care of the rest."
This year Milligan has pledged to adopt 103 children from Carter and Washington counties, an increase from the 70 Carter County children they had last year.
Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship Ministries, was founded in 1976 by Chuck Colson, a former aide to President Nixon and an ex-prisoner who wanted to minister to families with parents in prison at Christmas.
Angel Tree's first goal is to deliver gifts, but their "deliver love" motto highlights their larger purpose. Angel Tree encourages the people who bring the gifts to share the gospel of Christ with the families and invite them to church.
Milligan sophomore Keara Seibert is participating in Angel Tree for the second time. Last year she and a friend bought gifts for a 6-year-old girl.
"It was awesome," Seibert said, "especially meeting the kids and getting to know the joy they are going to have."
To adopt a child contact Rachel Landry at ralandry@milligan.edu.
"I love, love, love Angel Tree and am very passionate about it," said senior Rachel Landry, who is coordinator for Milligan's involvement in Angel Tree.
This is Landry's second year coordinating the project. Last year's Angel Tree was a success: every child that Milligan pledged to help was adopted.
"We asked faculty to wait until all the students had a chance to pick up an angel," Landry said. "Then, when we got down to thirty children, the faculty really stepped in and took care of the rest."
This year Milligan has pledged to adopt 103 children from Carter and Washington counties, an increase from the 70 Carter County children they had last year.
Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship Ministries, was founded in 1976 by Chuck Colson, a former aide to President Nixon and an ex-prisoner who wanted to minister to families with parents in prison at Christmas.
Angel Tree's first goal is to deliver gifts, but their "deliver love" motto highlights their larger purpose. Angel Tree encourages the people who bring the gifts to share the gospel of Christ with the families and invite them to church.
Milligan sophomore Keara Seibert is participating in Angel Tree for the second time. Last year she and a friend bought gifts for a 6-year-old girl.
"It was awesome," Seibert said, "especially meeting the kids and getting to know the joy they are going to have."
To adopt a child contact Rachel Landry at ralandry@milligan.edu.
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