Crosspoint Letter Writing Campaign:
Why: to brigthen up the day of folks who are missing visitors and feeling lonely and worried.
How:
1. Wash your hands, seriously. Wash them.
2. Write a letter, or draw a picture to a friend you don't know who lives in an assisted living facility (tips below for what to write). Write as many as you want! Have your kids write (after washing their disgusting little kid hands)
3. Start with "Dear Friend,...." say a prayer for the recipient when you're done. Feel free to write the prayer on the letter.
3a. only paper, do not send anything else in the envelope.
4. Send your standard letter or postcard sized letters here:
To A Friend
C/O Crosspoint
214 South Partin Drive
Niceville, FL
32578
5. We will hold the letters in 'quarantine' for at least two days (see below for documentation), then we will mail them to various assisted living facilities in the region with instructions to hold them in quarantine for another two days.
6. Wash your hands again.
*what to write - notes of encouragement, tell a little about yourself, write a prayer, let your kids draw a picture or write a fictional story, tell some of your favorite memories from your childhood or grandparents. Be nice, Be Encouraging!
Here are some great scriptures you can include:
Lamentations 3:21-23, 1 Peter 5:7, 2 Timothy 1:7 Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 41:10, John 14:1m, Joshua 1:9; Psalms 94:19, Romans 8:38:39, Jeremiah 17:7-8
Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 11:28, John 14:27; Psalm 23, Psalm 56:3, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 46:1; Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 6:19-20; Isaiah 43:18-19, Hebrews 13:6, Philippians 4:19
**Risk: This is a ridiculously low risk program, though at this point only doing nothing at all is risk free. A 'pre-publication' study (hot off the presses) cited by NPR, the BBC,Wired and Newsweek say the virus can survive on surfaces for a few days, but has only been shown to stay on cardboard for 24 hours. There will be at least 5 days between the day you write and the day someone receives what you write. In addition we (Crosspoint, the second handlers) will disinfect the outside of each envelope before mailing it in a batch with others inside a large manilla envelope, and we will include instructions for the staff at the homes - who we can assume are already using some safety protocols regarding general mail.
***If you share this, which we'd love for you to do, please share the entire post so the instructions are carried along.
Thanks and God Bless
-Team Mission (now going off to wash our hands)
