The Tennessee Annual Conference Committee on Hispanic Ministries Supports A Way for Conference Churches to Assist in Hispanic Ministry this Christmas

Through Christmas Outreach 2006 Manos Hispanas Ministries reaches families throughout the Upper Cumberland.

You don't need to speak the language to bless a family. All you need to do is get your Sunday School class, the youth group, or even your family to donate a Christmas Laundry Basket filled with food and supplies (ingredients for basket of goodies is listed below) and you will be speaking the international language of love

The deadline to have the basket ready is Friday December 15.

You can bring your basket or send your donation to:
Manos Hispanas Ministries office
157 E Broad Street (located just beside Cookeville First United Methodist Church)
P.O. Box 459
Cookeville, TN 38503
If you have any questions please call us at (931) 526-2177 ext. 219, and we would love to provide an answer.

On December 15th at 6:00p.m. Manos Hispanas Ministries volunteers will get together, as every year, to set up the baskets and wrap the present. You are invited to participate – just bring a dish to share with others.

On December 16th we will meet at 8:00 a.m. for prayer and worship and at 9:30 a.m. we will open our doors to hand out the baskets. There will be music and activities for the children, but most importantly families will be blessed with a good present for Christmas.

You will need to assign your donation or basket to one of four different outreach ministries:

1.- Connection(Bilingual Congregation) and Food Pantry- Cookeville

2.- Family of God Church- Monterey

3.- Cumberland Hispanic Ministry- Crossville

4.- Hispanic Community of Faith- Smithville

Each basket for Hispanic Families needs to include the following items:

* of course a Laundry basket
* 1 Toilet paper package
* 1 Pine cleaner
* 1 Salt
* 2 bags of Maseca (Tortilla Flour)
* 1 white flour 5lbs
* 1 Sugar 5lbs
* 1 Oil 48oz
* 10 Tuna cans 6oz
* 2 Mac & Cheese 7.2oz
* 1lb of Tomatoe sauce
* 1lb whole tomatoes
* 1 la banderita tortillas 82.5 oz
* 1 Fiesta brand chile de arbol 1/12 oz
* 1 Fiesta brand corn hosk 6 oz
* 1 Chicken flavor bovillo 7.9 oz
* 2 rice great value 2lbs
* 1 pinto beans 1lb
* 1 La costena Jalapeno 1lb
* 1 veggies medley 14.5oz can
* 1 great value instant coffee 80oz
* 1 Palmolive dishwashing liquid 19oz
* 1 Chili pods ancho 50oz
* 1 body soap
* 1 great value white hominy 6lbs
* Estracel scrubs sponge 2x

The cost of every basket is approximately $60 dollars. If you are unable to fill a basket you are welcome to send a check for that amount made out to Manos Hispanas Ministries (Mailing address listed above). The need is great this winter and groups are also urged to bring blankets, winter jackets (both adult and children sizes) and toys for children.