Bringing Christmas JOY to the nursing homes

After most gifts had been unwrapped and Christmas celebrations had ended, residents of Frank Wells Nursing Home in Macclenny got an extra dose of holiday cheer with an evening of song, scripture and gift-giving on December 27.

As part of the James Croft Evangelistic Association’s new JOY Box ministry, all the residents of the home received a shoe box-sized gift filled with bedroom slippers, personal hygiene items, blankets, sweets and more.

JCEA president, 3’ 10” tall Southern Baptist evangelist James Croft of Olustee, said he decided to start the ministry while visiting with his great aunt at Baya Pointe Nursing Home in Lake City.

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