Operation Christmas Child www.samaritanspurse.org/ is a ministry designed to share the love of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ to a child of a third world country through the giving of a shoebox filled with prayers, a love note from and picture of the giver, a few toys, school supplies, hygiene items, a small amount of candy... as God directs.
A team of people works to make this annual outreach effort possible by:

• Collecting empty shoeboxes
• Contacting local stores for donations of times for gifts
• Marketing of this opportunity to give to a child to the congregation
• Cutting out labels for the shoeboxes
• Collecting, loading, and transporting the filled shoeboxes to the local collection site
• Working at the local or regional collection/distribution site(s)
• Praying for each shoebox and the child who will receive it.

The team shifts into "high" gear during mid to late-September and usually concludes by late-November.
If this is a ministry that you would like to be a part of, please contact Janice Curtiss at 231-938-0988.