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Local donations may be made at New Hope Church in Haxtun
HAXTUN METHODIST youth group leaders and members (l-r), Theresa Davis, Annie Wilson, Tessa Gales, Delia Webb, Gaige Wilson, Eli Horton and Zach Fryrear pack Operation Christmas Child boxes in a Wednesday night gathering in time to ship boxes to recipients across the World. Total, the Haxtun Methodist Church packed 109 boxes this year. This week, boxes can be dropped off at Haxtun's New Hope Church. For more information on Operation Christmas Child or packing a box, visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan's Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. There are more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country.
Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for more than three decades. In 2024, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 12 million children. The project of Samaritan's Purse partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God's love to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the how to pack a box at samaritanspurse.org.
"Samaritan's Purse is committed to taking the Gospel to hard-to-reach places - whether its responding to a disaster or sharing God's love through the power of a simple shoebox," said Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan's Purse. "You can show kids in need the true meaning of Christmas this year through a shoebox gift. Please prayerfully consider packing a shoebox this year."
Locally, participants can drop off boxes at Haxtun's New Hope Church at 137 West Bryan Street now through Nov. 25. Drop off hours are Thursday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 24, 1-3 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 25, 9-11 a.m.
For more information, call (303) 745-9179, or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ. Those who prefer the convenience of online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child's specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement.
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, seeks 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 220 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories.
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