Our church, Harvest Church, along with several other churches in the Northport/Tuscaloosa area will be "packing shoe boxes" for
Operation Christmas Child soon. This project is done through
"Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world."
"Every shoe box offers an opportunity to share the Good News
of the Savior with a hurting child."
Franklin Graham, President, Samaritan's Purse
I want to urge you, if your church is not a part of this great ministry, that you get them involved. You can also become involved as an individual, or with family and friends.
This afternoon I went to the Dollar Tree in Northport to purchase items for our boxes. There were three other ladies in the store doing the same thing! We did not know each other or attend the same church, but we had a great time picking out things to go into the boxes.
However, the most heartwarming sight was a little boy (7-8 years old) and his sister (4-5 years old) helping too. Each child was picking out items to go into a shoebox that would be given to a child in their age group.
It filled my heart to know that these children "got it"......they understood that Christmas is about giving to those less fortunate than we are. I pray that Aubrey and Lainey will "get it" when they are older too. I want to start a yearly tradition with them to shop for items to go in the shoe boxes for little girls their ages.
The 2010 National Collection Week is November 15-22. All the information needed can be found at the web site above. Or if you would just like to donate items for us to pack at Harvest Church, please leave me a comment.
