Operation Christmas Child

A simple gift can bring an enormous amount of joy to children who have very little. More importantly, it can present an opportunity to tell them about Jesus. We can all be a part of this evangelism effort by packing shoe box gifts for Operation Christmas Child to distribute to some 8 million children.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of international relief organization Samaritan's Purse, headed by Franklin Graham.  Since 1993, shoe box gifts have been delivered to some 61 million children in more than 100 countries. This year, Samaritan's Purse hopes to collect 8 million shoe box gifts for children in need.

How Do I Participate?

• Select an age group (2-4, 5-9, 10-14) and gender.
• Take an empty shoe box and fill it with school supplies, small toys, candy and necessity items.
• Do not include liquids, chocolate or other items that can melt, breakables, war-related items.
• Include $7 per box for shipping costs (checks payable to Samaritan’s Purse or donate online)
• Return packed shoe box gifts to FBA by Sunday, November 23.
• National Collection Week is November 17-23; shoe box gifts can be dropped off from 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. each day that week