Ruth Graham once wrote, “Dear Journal, Never let a single day pass without saying an encouraging word to each child . . . ‘More people fail for lack of encouragement,’ someone wrote, ‘than for any other reason.”

As children are away at college and long for the breaks to visit home — even if only because they know they will get clean laundry and a home-cooked meal — beyond your prayers, one way to encourage them is through care packs.

The BGEA’s College Care Box can help the student in your life avoid the common campus pitfalls and influence others. Each package includes the book How to Stay Christian in College, Billy Graham’s one-month devotional, Alone with the Savior, a T-shirt, a “Steps to Peace With God” pamphlet, and an encouraging bookmark.