OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (OCC) SHOE BOXES ABOUT 8/9 YEARS AGO. ROSE WALDRIDGE HAD BEEN PACKING THEM FOR YEARS AND SHE INSPIRED US TO GET INVOLVED. WE NOW COLLECT VARIOUS ITEMS MONTHLY TO FILL OUR BOXES-AS A CHURCH- ON OUR PACKING DAY IN NOV. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE GOSPEL THROUGH A SHOE BOX FILLED WITH LOVE. IT THEN GIVES THE NATIVE PASTORS AND LEADERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE GOSPEL THROUGH A 12 WEEK DISCIPLE PROGRAM, THE CHILDREN THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND LIVES AND COMMUNITIES ARE CHANGED. HOW PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED IS BY GIVING TO SAMARITAN’S PURSE, GET INVOLVED WITH A LOCAL CHURCH THAT IS PACKING THEM, OR PACK BOXES INDIVIDUALLY AND DROPPING THEM OFF AT A LOCAL COLLECTION LOCATION. THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN THAT DO NOT GET A BOX, BECAUSE THERE ISN’T ENOUGH BOXES. YOU CAN FILL A BOX FOR ABOUT 15.00-20.00, SO ALL OF US CAN GIVE OUT OF OUR ABUNDANCE TO A CHILD THAT LITERALLY HAS NOTHING.