Logan Earles – Littleton, Colorado … For the second consecutive year, the Littleton Seventh-day Adventist Church in Littleton, Colorado, has sent care packages to young adults from their congregation. Sixteen medium flat-rate boxes were sent to various colleges across the country, and even a letter was sent as far away as Switzerland.

Each box was filled with a variety of snacks, easy-prep meals, candies, and other goodies. One recipient was so delighted that she quickly wrote back to the church, saying, “I love everything in it!” Thanks to the generous donations from church members, each box was filled to the brim.

Food wasn’t the only thing these far-off loved ones received. Each box also contained numerous handwritten notes. For two weeks leading up to the mailing, church members worked diligently to write words of encouragement, prayers, Bible verses, or—in some cases—draw fun pictures to fill the boxes with as much love as possible. Each box included 10 to 15 letters from the church family.

Littleton Church has found these boxes to be deeply appreciated. Littleton Church associate pastor Logan Earles, who helps organize the project, shared, “My favorite part of these boxes isn’t sending them—it’s getting the responses. Responses like ‘You can’t imagine how much this means to me’ and ‘I sent you this email with a tear or two shedding down my face, I’m so grateful and joyful for you all’ reflect the emotional impact of these small gestures.”

This ministry has helped the church stay connected with a group of people who can easily feel distant or forgotten. The church plans to continue sending these boxes and has even begun discussing the possibility of expanding the ministry as God leads.

Earles remarked, “Through something as simple as a box of treats and handwritten notes, the Littleton Church is sending more than goodies—it’s sending love, faith, and the powerful message that no one is ever too far away to feel loved.”

—Logan Earles is the associate pastor at the Littleton Seventh-day Adventist Church. Photos supplied.