Operation Christmas Child

Last spring I was in Boone, NC attending a medical missions conference which ended with tours of the World Medical Mission and Operation Christmas Child facilities at the ministry headquarters of Samaritan's Purse. As our group entered Operation Christmas Child's cavernous warehouse, my immediate thought was, "Wow! It's just like Santa's workshop". But as I looked around and saw row after row of packing stations with small toys, colorful gift wrap, ribbon, tape, and scissors; I realized, "This is better than Santa's workshop... This is Jesus' workshop!"

I immediately knew that we needed to be a part of it.

On November 30th, 2008 we will be kicking off our annual Christmas outreach by joining with Samaritan's Purse in a worldwide evangelistic, Christmas outreach. ALAG attendees will be provided with all the details on how to pack a simple shoebox gift. Bring your shoebox back to the church on Sunday, Dec 14th and we will ship them to Samaritan's Purse who will send them all over the world to be distributed at their evangelistic crusades.

For more information check out Operation Christmas Child's website, or come to ALAG on Sunday, November 30th. We're looking forward to worshipping with you and blessing children around the globe with a simple Christmas gift and the Gospel of Peace.

-LeeAnn