Your shoebox gift with Operation Christmas Child

www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/mychurch

Since 1990, more than 168 million children in over 160 countries have experienced God’s love through the power of simple shoebox gifts

Inspires joy You’ll be giving unimaginable excitement and hope to children in need around the world.

Reaches further

Partnering with Operation Christmas Child ensures shoeboxes get to hard-to-reach groups like refugee children in the Middle East.

Invites to Jesus Your shoebox will reach a child in need through one of over 75,000 local churches sharing the good news of life and hope in Jesus in a child-friendly way.

Specially delivered Rest easy knowing your shoebox gift will be delivered through church and community leaders who’ve been trained to lead safe, well-organised celebrations.

Builds links in YOUR community Inviting your local community to pack shoeboxes is fun and welcomes them into the life and other activities of your church.

‘For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.’ Matthew 7:8

In four easy steps:Order your church resources

Appoint someone to coordinate Operation Christmas Child in your church

Have fun packing shoeboxes together

Drop your shoeboxes off.

All of this at: www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/mychurch

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It’s amazing what your shoebox gift could do:

When Tatenda told his mother that he needed pencils, pens, an eraser, and a ruler in order to take an exam at his school in Zimbabwe, she replied, “God is faithful.” The following Sunday, each child at their church received a shoebox gift. Tatenda opened his on the way home, and shouted for joy when he found everything he needed for the exam.

Your Church can change a child’s life through Operation Christmas Child