OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

 

Our Sunday school is doing a special “hands-on” mission project this fall.  We are filling shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.  Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers millions of gift-filled shoe boxes around the world to boys and girls who are suffering because of war, natural disaster, poverty, illness, or neglect.  The children who receive the boxes also learn about God’s greatest gift, His Son, Jesus.

 

We are hoping that all of our students can participate in this mission work in some manner.  Here are some of the ways that each student could participate:

 

     *Pray for the mission and for the kids who will receive the shoe boxes.

     *Bring in empty shoe boxes.

     *Bring in Christmas wrapping paper.

     *Take home some of the shoe boxes and wrap and return them.

     *Bring in the unopened little bars of soap that hotels leave in rooms.

     *Bring an inexpensive gift(s) that could fit in a shoe box.

     *Help to pack the boxes on Sunday, Nov. 5^th (if in grades 5-12)

     *Donate money for shipping. ($7.00 is needed per box. Checks can be made out to

       Samaritan’s Purse, while cash can be directed to Patti Baals. 

     *Encourage friends and relatives, or other groups to participate with us. (Adults

       could encourage members of their clubs, organizations, or workplaces  to make

       Operation Christmas Child their mission project too!)

 

Please leave all donations in the fellowship hall on the designated table, under the Operation Christmas Child poster before Sunday, November 5^th.  For more information, contact Patti Baals (833-3319).

 

 

 

 

GIFT IDEAS: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, pens, pencils with sharpeners, crayons, writing pads, solar calculators, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, wash cloth, sunglasses, flashlights with extra batteries, ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewelry, hair-clips, watches, etc.

ITEMS TO AVOID: used items, war-related items (toy guns, knives, etc.), perishable food items, liquids (shampoo, bubble bath, lotion), medicine (vitamins, cough drops), breakable items (mirrors, china dolls, snow globes).