Operation Christmas Child Volunteer opportunity
Daily, from 11/18/2024 to 11/25/2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
This year we have the opportunity to have a greater impact through Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child. Our church will be a drop-off location for the Greater Niagara/Buffalo Area. This means that we will need ALL HANDS ON DECK during the National Collection Week of November 18th - 25th. We are looking for teams to help welcome people who are dropping off packed shoeboxes, help with logistics and documentation, as well as carton packing! There will be a meeting for all volunteers after service on November 3rd and November 17th
Operation Christmas Child equips and empowers local churches all over the world to share the Gospel. In the United States and 10 other countries, churches play an essential role in packing and collecting shoebox gifts that are lovingly filled with toys, school supplies, and personal care items by individuals, families, and groups. Internationally, Operation Christmas Child in-country volunteers are part of leadership teams that identify and partner with local churches to distribute the shoebox gifts. In places where there are no churches, the teams have the joy of introducing the Gospel and sometimes starting churches. Operation Christmas Child would not be possible without an incredible network of trained volunteers. Local volunteer teams collect shoebox gifts within sending countries. Volunteer teams in receiving countries share the Gospel, distribute shoebox gifts, and make disciples.
Shoebox gifts open doors for the Gospel around the world. Local believers tell the boys and girls about God’s Greatest Gift, Jesus Christ, during an outreach event. The trained volunteer teams give each child a surprise shoebox gift along with a Gospel booklet called The Greatest Gift. The booklets are in the children’s own language and include Scripture passages and the message of salvation in a child-friendly way. The Greatest Gift booklet is available in 107 languages, with more translations in process. In 2023, ministry partners shared the Gospel at over 118,000 outreach events.