Grace Community Church  participates with:

Grace Community Church has participated with Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child for several years. It’s wonderful to pack a shoebox for a child whom you've never met. Plan now to participate and show Christian love and concern for children who have never heard the Gospel. Each shoebox is filled for a girl or boy in one of 3 age categories. Each box also has a Gospel tract in the appropriate language. 

Suggestions:

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Plastic shoeboxes - these are reused to carry water, usually $1 a box.

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LAYS chips in a plastic stack container. These can hold pencil/ paper and can be later used for water.
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Tennis ball containers - fill with hard candies, no chocolate or anything that melts. Pringles cans can be used, but they won't hold water.
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Inexpensive flip flops - on sale at summer sales NOW.

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Small UMBRELLAS - I read in an OCC report that umbrellas are very useful to shield the children from rain AND sun. One little girl said that this was her most prized item. Available at dollar stores.

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T-shirt, underwear, shorts. NO WINTER ITEMS.
bullet School supplies are at such a bargain now, stock up on extra paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, colored pencils – everything except scissors.

Samaritan's Purse does more than ship shoeboxes to children in 3rd world countries. Read this true story about a Hurricane Katrina victim from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Employee News.

 

Resources:

bullet Instructions on How to Pack a Shoebox are here.
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Have your children color a their own “bio” page to send along with the shoebox gifts. Download a coloring page by clicking here.
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The official labels for your shoebox indicating age and gender.
bullet Here is a Participation certificate for your children. (The full-resolution version is a VERY large file, over 6 megs, but can be found here.)
bullet Download their Operation Child Special Report: "A World of Difference" to read more about it.
bullet Watch the GraceToday Message Forums for more information! (login required)

For more information, contact Fran Coss or call the church office.

 

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