OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD:
Operation Christmas Child is here (the shoe box thing)! If you want to be a part of providing a Christmas gift (and a locally relevant book about Jesus) to a kid in a foreign country, it’s go time!
We will be collecting boxes until Sunday, November 17, so make your plans now!
If you get busy and your ‘packing a shoebox’ plan gets delayed or derailed - you can always purchase a ‘complete shoebox’ from our volunteers at Niceville, Bluewater, and North Crestview Campuses. Completes can be purchased via a 'dip jar' on our campus, or through a check made out to Crossspoint.
HOW TO PACK A SHOEBOX:
1. Buy a small Tupperware bin with a lid (average ‘shoebox’ size).
2. Get a "boy/girl" tag from the info racks or samaritan's purse website (below), and indicate the age range of the child you are creating a shoebox for, attach this sticker to your Tupperware with packaging tape.
3. Fill the shoebox with brand new (not used) things like this:
- TOYS: dolls, puzzles, cars, or yo-yos.
- SCHOOL SUPPLIES pencils, pencil sharpener, small notebook, crayons, scissors, or coloring books.
- PERSONAL ITEMS toothbrush (no paste), bar soap, washcloth, comb, socks, hair bands, or sunglasses.
- A PERSONAL NOTE: a photo of your family, a drawing from one of your kids, or some simple words of encouragement written by hand.
- ITEMS FOR OLDER KIDS: If you build a box for older kids, choose things like small tools, sewing kids, deflated sports ball with pump and needle, rulers, jewelry, or deodorant.
- DO NOT PACK: Any kind of food, candy, or liquid, used items, weapons or war-themed toys, breakable items, vitamins/medicines, or toothpaste.
- Pay to ship - either include a check for $9 made out to Samaritan’s Purse inside your shoebox or pay online and track your box:https://samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/
- Bring it back, you’re done! Have your shoe box back to your campus by Sunday, November 17 and we will get it from here to the world!
OR
Purchase a complete shoebox for $25.00! "Completes" were assembled with love by students at Mission Northwest and available during worship hours at Niceville, North Crestview, or Bluewater Bay Campuses! "Completes" can be paid for via a 'dip jar' on your campus or through a check made out to Crosspoint.
