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Oh man. This one is too easy. the answer is .... old folks.
There are a whole bunch of old folks who don't have big TVs. They don't have much of anything but they get by. What they really need most is friendship and family.
If you hooked up with a nice old person or two and brought them into your home for the holiday, they wouldn't want presents. they wouldn't want gifts. In fact nothing could bring them more joy than having sharing your company and being around the little ones. Just talking to them and listening brings them joy. How selfish are we when we can't spare a little bit of our precious time to make someone very happy?
Hunger is sad but pales in comparison to loneliness.
Every year we do this exact same thing. Our pastor has introduced up to a few of them, he does visits with folks who can't always make it to church for whatever reason and he knows who the ones are that are in need of someone showing that they care.
We had one very nice lady who visited us for the last two years but she passed this summer. It was sad but it was very good for the kids to experience. Living life without experiencing it is hollow to be sure.
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