Spread the Gospel Worldwide!

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Help us fill up our shoeboxes to spread the gospel of Jesus to the world! Each child only gets one shoebox per lifetime, so the focus is on quality items.

 

The church-wide packing party is on November 5th during the Wednesday night service. Our goal is 150 shoeboxes which equals 25 boxes for each age and gender. We will be collecting items in advance so that we can have a good stock of supplies to help us pack boxes!

 

During the months of May and June, the focus is:

• WOW items

• Small toys

• Games

• Filler items

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WOW Gift Ideas:

• Toy trucks and cars

• Baby dolls

• Playground or soccer ball (size 3 or 4) and pump

• Stuffed animals (every box should have a stuffed animal whether the wow item or not)

• Musical instrument

• A large toy (anything that makes them say wow).

 

Tip: Looks for deals on online sellers like Amazon and scan everything in store at places like Walmart, Target and Dollar General etc. for unmarked clearance.

 

Click on the following Amazon wishlist for a list of wow items curated by our OCC Director, Amanda Tison:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1EF6TY6Y2T7L2?ref_=wl_share

 

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WOW Gift Ideas:

• Building block sets

• Soccer balls (or other sports ball with pump)

• Musical instruments

• Dolls (for girls)

• Trucks

• LCD writing tablets

• Stuffed animals, etc.

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Filler Gift Ideas:

• Puzzles

• Jump ropes

• Etch A Sketch

• Card games (Uno, etc.)

• Dice (will make Yahtzee sets)

• Musical instruments (harmonicas, etc.)

• Stuffed animals

• Jewelry-making sets

• Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars, etc.

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Click on the following Amazon wishlist for a list of filler items curated by our OCC Director, Amanda Tison:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1KQ4UBXQED361?ref_=wl_share

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The Barreto family serves with Operation Christmas Child in Columbia. They have some amazing testimonial videos of how the Lord is using OCC on their family Youtube channel. These videos also contain tips on packing boxes and information about the ministry as a whole. You'll be glad you visited their channel!

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If you would like to make a financial contribution for the church to purchase gifts for Operation Christmas Child on your behalf, you may:

• Pay by check - Put "OCC" in the memo line.

• Pay Online - Stay tuned for a link to be able to give online.