“After sharing the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus said “Go and do likewise.” That is the mission of Samaritan's Purse—to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel.”
Many CCHS students and families are involved with helping with Operation Christmas Child. Samaritan's Purse is an organization that was created in 1970 by Bob Pierce with his original goal to “to meet emergency needs in crisis areas through existing evangelical mission agencies and national churches.”Operation Christmas Child was founded in 1993 by Samaritan's Purse.
The process of packing the box normally consists of getting gifts, putting them in shoe boxes, and dropping them off to be sent to needy children around the world. The steps to making a shoebox for operation Christmas child are as follows:
1. Find a shoe box
2. Label it for either a Boy or a Girl.
3. Put gifts inside
a.Suggested items include: School gear, Toys, Hygiene, new clothes, and personal notes
b.Don’t put war related items, vitamins, things that break, and food.
4. Add $7 (For shipping)
5. Put a rubber band around it
6. Then check here: http://staging.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations/ for locations to drop off at between Nov 18-25.
(information found: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ )
- Josh Moberg
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