Several times a year you have an opportunity to purchase wonderful and unique gifts for your family and friends while providing financial assistance to both our church's Missions Ministry and artisans in developing nations.

For 50 years, A Greater Gift (formerly called SERRV) has helped create a direct link between you and thousands of poor but highly-skilled craftspeople from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and parts of the United States. Their motto is "Hope and Justice with Every Purchase." A Greater Gift helps low-income artisans by marketing their handicrafts and by providing development assistance through their community-based organizations.

Watch Steeple Notes for the next gift fair. Plan to attend and to take advantage of the opportunity for purchasing wonderful gifts and helping these craftspeople.

For further information about A Greater Gift, see their website at www.agreatergift.org.

A Selection of Typical Gift Items
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Toys
A wide variety of toys from many nations, including... Nativity puzzle. Animal coin purses and pendants. Pop-up puppet. Guatemala. Karate doll with many belts. Miniature tea set. Vietnam. Clock puzzle. Sri Lanka. Mahugu wood animal miniatures. Kenya. Dragon hand puppet. Nepal.
Musical Instruments
Gourd rainstick. Peru. Wood drum with case. Peru.
Jewelry
A wide variety of jewelry and jewelry cases from many nations.
Crafts
Hand-carved soapstone bowl. Kenya.	Swirl olive wood candleholder. West Bank. A wide variety of baskets from Uganda, Vietnam, Swaziland, and elsewhere.
Clay soup tureen. Chile.
Nativities
Painted wooden nativity.	Olive wood music box nativity plays Silent Night. West Bank.
Terra cotta nativity. Bangladesh.	Hand carved palewa stone nativity. India.
Christmas
Dog and cat stockings. Bangladesh. Tooled leather elephant bank. India.	Metal candlesticks. Partridge in a pear tree door mat.
Star of Bethlehem box. Argentina .