Church brightens Christmas for needy families

P-N-M AND KEEP ð A RIO RANCHO CHURCH ENLISTED THE COMMUNITY'S HELP TO MAKE THIS HOLIDAY A ...  More »

P-N-M AND KEEP ð A RIO RANCHO CHURCH ENLISTED THE COMMUNITY'S HELP TO MAKE THIS HOLIDAY A HAPPY ONE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. KAYLA ANDERSON JOINS US WITH THE STORY. MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH RAISED ABOUT 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS THIS YEAR TO BUY PRESENTS FOR FAMILIES WHO COULDN'T AFFORD CHRISTMAS ON THEIR OWN. BUT, IT'S THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE GIFTS THAT WAS MOST APPRECIATED THIS MORNING. CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE MARQUEZ HOME LOOKS LIKE IT DOES FOR MOST OF US... KIDS IN THEIR PJ'S, NEW TOYS ON DISPLAY, AND WRAPPING PAPER ON THE FLOOR. NOT ONLY A HOUSE FULL OF PRESENTS.... BUT A PANTRY FULL OF FOOD. THIS YEAR, EVEN THE MARQUEZ CHRISTMAS HAM CAME FROM THE GENEROSITY OF COMPLETE STRANGERS. THE FORMS WENT TO THE FOLKS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH. AND, WITH THE HELP OF THEIR COMMUNITY, TODAY 21 KIDS WOKE UP TO A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. WHILE THE MARQUEZ FAMILY CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS... THEY ALSO CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE TODAY POSSIBLE. DONORS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW SAY WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE IS MORE THAN WHAT'S UNDER THE TREE. ALL THE MONEY CAME FROM PEOPLE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, AS WELL AS  « Less