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Operation
Christmas Child
Our
children will be participating in Operation Christmas Child this
year. Last year over 7.4 million hurting children experienced the
joy of Christmas as Samaritans Purse distributed gift-filled
shoe boxes in some 95 countries throughout the world. As wonderful
as these expressions of kindness were, Operation Christmas Child
is ultimately about sharing with children a true and lasting message
the message of Gods greatest gift to mankind through
His Son, Jesus Christ. Many thousands of children and family members
committed their hearts to Christ as a result of these unique expressions
of our love.
How
can my child participate?
- Please
be sure to pick up your gift box guide at church.
- Find
a shoebox.
- Take
your child shopping and have them select a few of the items listed
in the guide.
- Fill
the shoebox with your childs gifts. Optional: In a separate
envelope you may enclose a note and photo of your family. (If
you include your name and address, the child may write back.)
- Enclose
a check for $5.00 payable to Samaritans Purse.
- Bring
your gift-filled shoebox to church on November 13th or 20th.
(Note: Packages received after the 20th will not meet the shipping
deadline.)
This
is an outstanding way to teach your child the meaning of giving
and sharing Gods love with others as we begin our Christmas
Celebrations.
Note: Although this is a child activity
we are
all Gods children! If you do not have a child in Powerhouse
Ministries but would like to participate, just stop by a class,
pick up a guide and join us! We want to see how many shoeboxes we
can stack on our tables!!!
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