Each year, we partner with Samaritan’s Purse in their ‘Operation Christmas Child’ drive.

“Samaritan’s Purse has collected shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world. Since 1993, more than 188 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love.”

We encourage you to grab a shoebox (or two or three!) from the foyer and fill them up with gifts for children around the world. We will need the shoeboxes returned to church by Nov 16th.

For more information on Samaritan’s Purse & Operation Christmas Child, click on the link below:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/mission-and-history/

For those of you who would like to pack a shoebox online, it is as easy as ABC - no extra shopping, driving or trying to find extra batteries! You can either build it yourself or let Operation Christmas Child do it for you!  Click on this link to Build a shoebox online