This entry in the My Christmas List contest comes from a school in Murfreesboro that is showing children from an early age how to quite literally impact the world, at Christmastime and all year long.
Participating
in Operation Christmas Child is a long-standing tradition at Providence
Christian Academy for our Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students. We
kick-off our collection each year with a special chapel service. Over the
years, we've heard messages from teachers describing how Operation Christmas
Child has impacted their lives, as well as hearing from actual shoe box
recipients. The message is clear: the shoe boxes spread the love of Jesus
Christ far around the globe and touch the hearts of those packing the boxes
here at PCA.
Each
year our tree overflows with boxes packed with toys, necessities, and a Bible
for needy children. We have collected thousands of boxes since beginning the
program over a decade ago. The boxes are distributed through the organization,
Samaritan's Purse.
This
year we collected over 275 boxes. Before sending the boxes off, our PCA students,
faculty & parents spend time praying over each box. In addition to
collecting shoe boxes, our high school students served an important role in the
next phase of the shoe box process. They packaged all shoe boxes for shipment at
our local drop-off point.
Like this idea? Pack a shoebox with Uncle Si:
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