Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts – filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys – to children worldwide since 1993. In 2022, the project hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach another 11 million children. More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project during National Collection Week, November 14 through 21.
Anyone can pack a shoebox. Individuals, families, and groups still have time to transform 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 webpage, http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/.
“Now more than ever, children around the world need to know that God loves them and there is hope,” said Franklin Graham, president 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 at www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations/ is searchable by city or Zip code. Signs at each location will identify the drop-off. Participating locations in this area include: Calvary Chapel Westside, 2407 South Union Street, Spencerport; Brockport Free Methodist Church, 6787 4th Section Road, Brockport; Albion Faith Alliance Church, 3305 Oak Orchard Road, Albion; and Lakeshore Community Church, 3651 Latta Road, Rochester.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 198 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories. This year, Operation Christmas Child will collect its 200-millionth shoebox.
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