Support our soldiers overseas

The following is a letter from Chip Bennett

Friends,

Would you or your church consider packing a care package (or care packages!) with items that could be used to encourage the soldiers I encounter?

Many of you have asked how you can support me while I am deployed overseas. While I lack for nothing, having goodies that I can use to boost morale would be a huge asset to me! It would be a very meaningful way you could contribute to my ministry while I am deployed.

Items in the care packages you so generously prepare will be shared with the Soldiers I encounter. Even a simple box of snacks, coffee, and encouraging notes can provide a welcome reminder that people back home are thinking about us and praying for us.

Here are three helpful categories to consider:

  1. Something salty
  2. Crackers
  3. Individual bags of chips or pretzels
  4. Beef jerky
  5. Peanuts, mixed nuts, or trail mix
  6. Other individually packaged salty snacks
  7. Something sweet
  8. M&M’s, especially regular or peanut
  9. Tootsie Pops
  10. Gummy worms or other gummy candy
  11. Hard candy
  12. Cookies or snack cakes that travel well
  13. Something caffeinated
  14. Ground or whole-bean coffee
  15. Coffee pods
  16. Instant coffee
  17. Energy Drinks
  18. Tea
  19. Powdered energy-drink mixes
  20. Electrolyte drink packets
  21. Notes, cards, children’s drawings, prayers, and other messages of encouragement are always greatly appreciated.

Please keep a few things in mind when preparing a package:

  1. Send commercially packaged, unopened items.
  2. Use a sturdy box that is practical to ship.
  3. Remember that packages travel a long distance and may be exposed to very hot temperatures.
  4. Avoid items that melt easily.
  5. Please do not send glass containers, aerosols, homemade food, or perishable items.
  6. Keep nuts and other foods in their original packaging so ingredients and allergy information remain visible.

Packages may be mailed to:

BENNETT, CHRISTOPHER

111TH EN BDE / CAMP TITIN

APO, AE 09315

UNITED STATES

Thank you for remembering our Soldiers as they are in harms way and separated from their families. Your kindness, prayers, and encouragement mean more than you may realize.

Chaplain (MAJ) Chip Bennett