Operation Christmas Child’s West Central Louisiana team has two drop off locations in Sabine Parish at Calvary Baptist in Many and Mitchell Baptist in Converse. This year they have set a lofty goal of 18,663 shoeboxes.
The shoeboxes will be collected, packed in cartons, loaded in trailers and sent to Dallas Processing Center. At the processing center each shoebox will be opened and checked for inappropriate items such as liquids, candy, toothpaste, war items. These items will be removed and replaced with appropriate items that customs will allow. The integrity of the shoebox is always in the packer’s forethought. The shoeboxes are then sorted according to sex and age (2-4, 5-9, and 1014) and placed in cartons accordingly. The shoeboxes are sent to over 120 countries to children who have never received a gift. Each child hears the Gospel and receives a booklet “The Geatest Gift.” The child is then invited to attend “The Greatest Journey.” For many children this is their first experience attending a school, and each child graduates and receives a Bible in their own language.
It is not too late to get a shoebox and pack!
Collection times at Mitchell Baptist Church will be November 15 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., November 16 from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., November 17 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., November 18 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., November 19 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., and Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Collection times at Calvary Baptist Church will be November 15 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., November 16 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., November 17 from 11 a.m – 2 p.m. November 18 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., November 19 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., and November 20 from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
For more information contact Cherry Wells, Drop off Leader at Calvary Baptist, 318-663-2449 or Lisa Dyess, Drop Off Leader at Mitchell Baptist Church in Converse, 318-663-0085.