WE'RE HELPING SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD'S LOVE!
With Operation Christmas Child!
We are thankful for all the donations and help we received for our shoebox event, we were able to fill 45 boxes. Praise God!
Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, using gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world.
Pastors around the world host shoebox distributions in places where people may not know Christ and invite them to follow Him. Other churches use the boxes as resources for outreach in orphanages and other at-risk areas. In many places, they also offer The Greatest Gift, a Gospel story booklet Samaritan’s Purse developed for shoebox recipients.
As a result of what they learn in The Greatest Journey, boys and girls grow in Christ and share with friends and family. The students also invite others to their graduations where the Gospel is shared. This often brings parents, siblings, and friends to accept Christ and become active members in the local church. Families are reached, churches grow, new churches are started, and communities are transformed.
By packing a shoebox full of simple gifts and sending it off with prayer, you can be part of transforming entire families and communities around the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
For the month of October, we will be collecting gifts such as a doll, soccer ball, stuffed animal, personal care items, clothing and accessories, crafts and activities to fill the shoe boxes. Click here for a full list of gift suggestions.
Items can be dropped off at ACC on Tuesday & Wednesdays from 9 – 3 or Sunday’s between 9 am and 12:30 pm.
Then, on Saturday, Oct 27th at 2 pm, we will be hosting a Packing Party at Amherst Christian Church. You are invited to help us pack the boxes, ready for delivery.