By the Inside Outreach team · December 21, 2023The first Christmas after a fire is a hard one.
No tree in the usual spot. No ornaments that got passed down. A lot of Lahaina families were spending the holidays in a hotel room, or crammed into a relative’s house, or somewhere off island.
So we asked you to help us make sure they weren’t forgotten. And you did. $10,000 in gift cards went to Lahaina families that Christmas.
Local hands
We didn’t fly in and hand them out ourselves. We gave them to people who already knew the families. River of Life and Calvary Chapel Westside passed them out to the people who needed them most.
That’s how we try to do everything. Find the locals who are already serving and get behind them. They know who’s hurting. They know who fell through the cracks.
Gift cards, not stuff
Why gift cards? Because a family that lost everything knows exactly what they need. Maybe it’s groceries. Maybe it’s shoes for school. Maybe it’s a Christmas present so their kids have something to open. Gift cards let them decide.
Because of you, it happened. Mahalo nui. Keep on giving.
