Good News November 2021

More than 4,000 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse proj- ect. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, No- vember 15 - 22, offering a curbside option. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and deliv- ering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys—to children worldwide since 1993. This is a project that everyone can still be a part of, even with COVID- 19 restrictions. Individuals, families and groups still have time to trans- form empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project 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 Shoebox at samari- tanspurse.org/operation-christ- mas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ “In the midst of the pan- demic, children around the world need to know that God loves them and there is hope,” said Franklin Graham, presi- dent of Samaritan’s Purse. “A simple shoebox gift opens the door to share about the true hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ.” Participants can find the nearest drop-off location and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. The online lookup tool is searchable by City or ZIP code. Signs at each location will iden- tify the drop-off. Those interested in more information on how Operation Christmas Child is making ad- justments during its National CollectionWeek can visit the or- ganization’s Important COVID- 19 Updates webpage for the latest information and answers to FrequentlyAsked Questions. 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 188 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories. For more information, visit samaritanspurse.org/what-we- do/operation-christmas-child/ 73 NOVEMBER 2021 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition OUT AND ABOUT Operation Christmas Child Opens Drop-Off Sites November 15-22 Sheer joy overwhelms a girl in the African nation of Namibia as she opens her gift-filled shoebox More than 12.5 million children in Mexico have received a shoebox gift as a tangible expression of God’s love.