Operation Christmas Child is almost here, and during the project’s National Collection Week from Monday, Nov. 13, to Monday, Nov. 20, Moab residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys.
The project will deliver these shoebox gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.
Items can be dropped off at the Community Church of Moab, 544 N. MiVida Drive, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 13 through Nov. 19, and from 8 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 20.
This year, the Southern Utah Area Team hopes to contribute more than 4,500 shoebox gifts toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children.
“We are honored to join the nationwide effort to collect gift-filled shoeboxes for children who may have never experienced the true meaning of Christmas,” Regional Director Paul Fischbach said. “Through these simple gifts and a message of hope, children learn that God loves them and has not forgotten them.”
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 146 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.
For more information, contact Donna Hofmann at 435-259-4505 or the Community Church of Moab at 435-259-7319, or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
For more information, contact Donna Hofmann at 435-259-4505 or the Community Church of Moab at 435-259-7319, or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.
