Mission
“Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14, ESV The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. The Greatest Journey
Franklin Graham leads a team to deliver Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to boys and girls in Bosnia in 1995.
S eeking to follow Jesus’ command to “make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19), over 1.5 million volunteers from these congregations have been trained to teach The Greatest Journey, a dynamic follow-up discipleship course for shoebox recipients. Since 2009, 35.4 million children have enrolled in this 12-lesson program to learn how to follow Christ and share Him with others. More than 17.4 million of these boys and girls have made a decision to accept Jesus as their Savior during the course. Many are now praying for and sharing their faith with family and friends. As a result of this ever-expanding witness, new churches are starting and communities are being transformed!
Behind the Scenes
This whole process is made possible by caring individuals who pack shoeboxes full of quality gifts for children in need. Many of these shoebox packers also use our Follow Your Box feature to discover the country where their gift will be delivered. More than 9,000 year-round volunteers also get the word out about the Samaritan’s Purse project across the U.S. In addition, some 80,000 short-term volunteers serve in more than 4,000 drop-off locations open across the country every year during National Collection Week, the third week in
November. Each shoebox collected then travels to one of our processing centers to be inspected and prepared for international shipment by 90,000 volunteers. All of this is supported by the 30,000 volunteers in our prayer network. Millions of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts are collected each year from locations in North America and throughout the world, including Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Together we are working to see “a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb” (Rev. 7:9-10).
How to Pack a Shoebox Operation Christmas Child delivers great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to children in need around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. Each box packed full of quality toys, school supplies, and personal care items becomes a tangible expression of God's immense love for the child. For many, it is their first gift ever! Delivered by our local church partners, shoebox gifts provide an opportunity to present the Gospel to boys and girls in a clear, child-friendly way.
Shoebox gifts can be Traditional Hand-Packed or can be packed Online .
Check out these videos about Traditional and Online Packing:
Traditional Hand-Packing
Why Pack Online?
Find our Online Goal Page under St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Get more info on How to Pack a Shoebox !!!
We need YOU during National Collection Week!
Roles
Greeter Directs donors to Curbside Drop-off area for smaller donations (20 shoeboxes or less) or to Main Drop-off area for larger donations (21+ shoeboxes)
Host Receives donors and shoeboxes and records drop-off information.
Unloader Unloads shoebox donations for donors and readies them for cartonizing. Assists the hosts with accurate count of shoebox donations.
Cartonizer Loads shoebox donations into cartons and accurately records the number of shoeboxes in the carton.
Loader Loads cartons of shoebox donations on the truck for transport to the Processing Center. Cartons can weigh in excess of 50 lbs! Loaders must be able to lift at least 25 lbs. and will be loading cartons in teams of 2.
Central Drop-off Location Hours
Monday, November 13 - Friday, November 17: 3pm - 6pm
Saturday, November 18 & Sunday, November 19: 1pm - 4pm
Monday, November 20: 12pm - 6pm (this is our final & busiest day!)
Please scan the QR Code for my Online Volunteer Form
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