Operation Christmas Child 2022
Be a part the Greatest Story Ever Told. . .
by filling a shoebox this fall for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Our church will
provide and collect shoeboxes October 9th through November 13th for this
worldwide outreach. Castine Church will pay the $10 shipping fee for each filled
box returned.
For many of the children reached by OCC, the shoeboxes you and I fill may be the
first gift they have ever received, and the only shoebox received in a lifetime.
With each shoebox, the child receives a Gospel booklet, “The Greatest Gift” and is
given an invitation to follow Jesus. The shoebox provides a tangible way to explain
that salvation is a gift they can receive. The items you and I choose to fill the
shoebox are a representative of His gift of salvation and reflection of His great
love to the child who receives it. What a wonderful opportunity and great
responsibility to select items for a child in need!! I hope you will join me in filling
and returning one or more boxes this fall.
To learn more about what to include (and what to leave out) of your shoebox, go
to: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/what-goes-in- my-shoebox-suggestions/
by filling a shoebox this fall for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Our church will
provide and collect shoeboxes October 9th through November 13th for this
worldwide outreach. Castine Church will pay the $10 shipping fee for each filled
box returned.
For many of the children reached by OCC, the shoeboxes you and I fill may be the
first gift they have ever received, and the only shoebox received in a lifetime.
With each shoebox, the child receives a Gospel booklet, “The Greatest Gift” and is
given an invitation to follow Jesus. The shoebox provides a tangible way to explain
that salvation is a gift they can receive. The items you and I choose to fill the
shoebox are a representative of His gift of salvation and reflection of His great
love to the child who receives it. What a wonderful opportunity and great
responsibility to select items for a child in need!! I hope you will join me in filling
and returning one or more boxes this fall.
To learn more about what to include (and what to leave out) of your shoebox, go
to: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/what-goes-in- my-shoebox-suggestions/