10/05/2026
PACK IT FOR PURPOSE. 🧡🌎
For the second time, communities came together to pack a container headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this time with supplies to help meet the growing needs of the Children’s Refuge community.
A huge shoutout to The Griffin Cup - Ashleigh and Brett Upson - for sponsoring the $15,000 shipping cost. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity!
16,753 pounds are headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including:
• 626 chairs for the new 500-person sanctuary and dining facility, donated by New Life Church, Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Griffin,GA, The River of Life, and Todd Ashabranner
• A drum set for the new sanctuary
• 100 mattresses and pillows for two new dormitories being built to accommodate 100 more children
• Couches to help furnish the new buildings
• 2,136 pounds of medical supplies for the clinic
• 300 Christmas bags packed by volunteers and arriving about two weeks before Christmas 🎄
When we realized 100 new mattresses also meant 100 mattress protectors, people rallied! Donors gave and ordered from our Amazon Wishlist to help make sure every bed was ready.
Our first container carried the materials for an entire steel metal building. Now, that foundation is growing into two new dormitories and a new dining facility to serve even more children.
This day was truly a community effort.
Volunteers drove all the way from Columbus with River of Life Church, while the Campbell family from Life Church Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama, made the trip over to serve.
Fortis Risk Group provided breakfast and had their entire staff volunteer. Pillar Heating and Cooling did the same, bringing their team to serve.
And then there were the countless people who donated, packed, loaded, purchased, gave, and simply showed up.
That’s what Pack It for Purpose is all about: people coming together to meet needs, create opportunity, and help build a future for children.
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who made this possible. 🧡🌎📦