Samaritan’s Purse demonstrates each year an amazing journey of a simple shoebox gift. This year, Whitney Kesler and Julie Ohse headed up our operation Christmas Child to bless children in need around the world. The goal was to fill 40 boxes for dropping off in November. We filled 60 boxes!!!!

     Pray the children who receive the boxes will be blessed by the gift and respond to the message of Jesus Christ. We have tracking labels on half the boxes with message cards from COS.

     Pastors around the world host shoebox distributions in places where people may not know Christ and invite them to follow Him. Other churches use the boxes as resources for outreach in orphanages and other at-risk areas. In many places, they also offer The Greatest Gift, a Gospel story booklet Samaritan’s Purse developed for shoebox recipients.

     Thank you to everyone that has helped create these special boxes for Operation Christmas Child.