A friend of mine and her children make Jesse Trees each year to sell in order to raise money for World Vision. If you would like to use a Jesse Tree during Advent but don't have the time to put it all together she is a one stop shop for the tree, ornaments and devotions. She will also sell you the materials to make your own ornaments and the devotion book. If you order right away there is still time to get one and start without missing too many days. Or you can put it away for next year. Here is more information from her flyer:
What is a Jesse Tree?
It is a wonderful spiritual tool to help your family prepare for the Christmas season. It is similar to an advent calendar as you daily reflect on a different aspect of Christ for the 25 days leading up to Christmas.
What do I get?
Each Jesse Tree Set comes with an 18" Christmas tree, 25 hand-made ornaments, and hardbound devotional book, "The Advent Jesse Tree: Devotions for Children and Adults to Prepare for the Coming of the Christ Child at Christmas" .
How does it work?
Starting December 1st, you simply work through the devotionals and place an ornament on the tree each day. In our family we even wrap each ornament and place them under our tree. We love the excitement of unwrapping a new ornament each day .
Where do the proceeds go?
We are selling Jesse Trees to benefit World Vision! When we decided to sponsor children through World Vision, we thought that making and selling Jesse Trees would be a great way to meet our sponsorship requirements.
How much does it cost?
Each Jesse Tree set costs $40. Or as another option if your family would like to make the ornaments yourself, we will provide all of the materials plus the book for $25. Remember all of our proceeds go to World Vision.
What if I want to know more?
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at doyel@everestkc.net.
Thank you and God Bless,
Nathan, Lauren, and Rebekah Doyel