Katie collected information about families...
Katie collected information about families in the school district who were struggling
financially. She thought it would be nice if people in the congregation would buy new
toys and gifts for the children at Christmas. She explained one Sunday morning that
every child should receive a new present on Christmas day. The congregation rallied
behind the idea. Some of the older members of the church had not bought toys in decades
and actually enjoyed buying gifts. In the weeks before Christmas, the gifts began piling
up in the back of the church.