I sent out a holiday newsletter last week informing our supporters that we are unable to do our regular Christmas project (The Wenceslas Project) helping local families with Christmas and sharing grace with them.  I cited the fact that we had little response from past supporters and those that did respond, responded that they would be unable to help this year.  However, since that holiday newsletter went out last week I have had many calls and emails from those asking about the project and desiring to help a family.    Unfortunately it is too late in the process to do the normal project, however, if you, your family, your church, your business, or your Sunday School class would like to help a family in need this Christmas, I can still connect you to family in need and you are free to help as you see fit. Contact me ASAP if you’re interested.

GTN will be doing The Wenceslas Project for children in Haiti as part of the REDEEM HAITI ministry.  We will be able to do much with far fewer resources.  If you would like to make a donation of any size, $5 will supply a child with a great Christmas gift and a warm meal, please do so now.  We would also love for you to send GTN a Christmas card, but instead of wishing us a Merry Christmas if you would simply write, “Joyeux Noël” and maybe a favorite verse, we will deliver these cards to Haitian families the week before Christmas.  Send your cards to:

Grace to the Nations
P.O. Box 70
Canton, GA 30169

The deadline for delivering your cards will be Saturday, Dec. 12.

Have a very Merry Christmas and may His grace be with you.

Thank you for considering us and giving to us a very Merry Christmas. From Amanda. God Bless you.

P.S. Happy New Year!

Thank you for the nice gifts, we will enjoy them.  My kids are enjoying their gifts.  God bless you, and thank you once again.  Keep us in your prayers. Keep my husband in prayer, the Lord will see for him to find a job. God bless you and thank you very much.

It’s also a great opportunity to teach her about the true meaning of Christmas, of when God sent the most amazing gift of grace for all, and as recipients of such an amazing grace, we have the privilege of sharing that grace with others.  GTN’s Christmas assistance project, The Wenceslas Project, helps us provide that lesson for our whole family.

This year GTN is sharing grace with 25 local families, approximately 100 children.  We greatly appreciate all the sponsoring families, Sunday School classes, churches, and businesses that have taken on this great privilege, even in the midst of uncertain economic times.

GTN is still seeking 6 more sponsors to sponsor qualifying families in need.  If you, your Sunday School class, your workplace, or your civic organization is interested in sponsoring a family or even just one child, please sign up or contact GTN by Friday, December 12.  It’s not too late and any gift you can share reflects grace, which is the goal of this project.

While it’s a bit early to bring out the Christmas tree, it’s not too early to begin planning GTN’s Christmas assistance project, The Wenceslas Project. This year we will again provide Christmas support to local families in need who have qualified through the interview process.  The goal of the project is simple, to share grace at Christmas.  GTN believes that this is one proper response we as Christians should have to the abundant grace that God has shown each of us.  What better response as Christians, those who received the abundant and amazing grace of God, than to spread God’s grace, and what better time of year to do so?  The Wenceslas Project was the founding ministry project for Grace to the Nations, and continues to be a great illustration of everything this ministry is about (John 10:16) by connecting the community of believers into the community of need.

We are seeking out sponsors to sign up early so that GTN can get an estimate on how many families we will be able to support this Christmas.  Consider making The Wenceslas Project part of your family’s Christmas.  It has revolutionized the way our family celebrates Christmas and many other families share the same testimony of The Wenceslas Project helping them restore the meaning of Christ back into their Christmas.

Click here to sign up to support a family this Christmas!

Woodstock Area:

1. Maxsell Real Estate:
3231 S. Cherokee Lane, Suite 920
Woodstock, Georgia 30188
678.741.2060

2. Beverly’s Day Spa:

770.517.0086
8358 Main Street
Woodstock, GA 30188

Hickory Flat Area:

1. Mt. Zion Baptist Church:

4096 East Cherokee Dr.
Canton, GA 30115
770-479-3324 (office)

Canton Area:

1. New Covenant Bible Church:

1095 Scott Road
Canton, GA 30115

770-479-6412

What is the Wenceslas Project? The Wenceslas Project is an opportunity for the community of Grace to the Nations to share Christ’s love by providing Christmas gifts for a Grace to the Nations client family.

How can I get involved? You, your family, Sunday School class, church, civic organization, or business can get involved by signing up to sponsor a needy family. We ask that you sign up any time before November 30th.

When will I receive my adopted family’s information? You will receive your adopted family’s information between November 10th -December 2 (dates are subject to change and we will work with you). This information will include a list of all family members, clothing sizes for each member, the interests of children in the family, and needed household items. We will also provide a list of prayer needs for the family, and ask that you pray for them as you prepare for The Wenceslas Project.

When and where do I deliver my gifts? Gifts should be labeled with the sponsored family’s name and may be dropped off at a GTN collection site before the Project Celebration. Call for directions.

Can I meet my adopted family? Yes! We encourage families to join us at The Wenceslas Project Celebration, TBA



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Good King Wenceslas was the king of Bohemia in the 10th century. Good King Wenceslas was celebrated because of his charitable attempts to give food to the poor. In 1853, John Mason Neale chose Wenceslas as the subject for a children’s song to exemplify generosity. It quickly became a Christmas favorite, even though its words indicate that Wenceslas ‘looked out’ on St. Stephen’s Day, the day after Christmas.

Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight gath’ring winter fuel.

“Hither, page, and stand by me if thou know’st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?”
“Sire, he lives a good league hence underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence by Saint Agnes’ fountain.”

“Bring me flesh and bring me wine, Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine when we bear him thither.”
Page and monarch forth they went forth they went together
Through the rude wind’s wild lament and the bitter weather.

“Sire, the night is darker now and the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how, I can go no longer.”
“Mark my footsteps, my good page tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage freeze thy blood less coldly.”

In his master’s steps he trod where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod which the Saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men, be sure wealth or rank possessing
Ye who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing.