Operation Christmas Child

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Is God tugging on YOUR heart to get involved in something? YOU can answer His call by offering your time and talents to Operation Christmas Child.  We need families who will volunteer to handout boxes and information Sundays during September and October. YOU won’t have to do it every Sunday and your family only has to volunteer for the service you normally attend.  Get involved! Ask another family to join you! We promise you a rewarding experience!

Contact Duval Acker at 843-693-0690/duval.acker@carolinaone.com  or Susan Prescott at 843-670-7847/sgcprescott@gmail.com to find out dates and to sign up your family.

 

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. They ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S.

We need EVERYONE packing shoeboxes. Besides fun personal items such as stuffed animals and toys, boxes need school supplies, soap and washcloth in a Ziploc bag, toothbrushes (no toothpaste because of customs), and clothing items. Many children share these items with family members so if you want to include extras, please do!

The Eternal Impact of a Simple Gift

What goes into an Operation Christmas Child shoe box is fun. But did you know that what comes out can change lives forever?

Flourishing Churches – When churches use shoebox gifts to reach out to their communities, God often blesses them with dramatic growth and a great harvest of souls. Nothing energizes a church like a generation of children who love Jesus!

Opening Doors for the Gospel – Through Operation Christmas Child, Samaritan’s Purse has established church networks in over 100 countries to empower pastors, train teachers, supply Bibles, and prepare the way for those who preach the Gospel.

Redeeming Families – Children often invite their parents to attend the churches where they received their shoeboxes. Many struggling families and broken marriages have been restored as mothers and fathers discover how deeply Jesus loves them.

Making Disciples – Samaritan’s Purse developed The Greatest Journey, a 12 lesson Bible study, especially for children who receive shoebox gifts. We teach them how to live for Jesus and share their faith, multiplying the Gospel among their family and friends. 

Visit Samaritans Purse website to find everything you need to share good news and great joy with children around the world, including how to pack a shoebox.  You can discover the destination of your gift by making your $9.00 shipping donation online and learn more about The Greatest Journey, Operation Christmas Child’s follow-up discipleship program.

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WEBSITE            samaritanspurse.org

CONTACT          mission@stmichaelschurch.net