Sonshine FM’s Operation Christmas Child is well and truly underway.
It’s an annual event encouraging people across Perth and Western Australia to put a few bits and pieces together in a shoe box to be distributed as Christmas gifts for suffering children in countries around the world touched by war, poverty and natural disasters. The boxes are collected at Sonshine FM in Morley before being handed over to Samaritan’s Purse, the aid agency responsible for the project.
On their own site, Samaritan’s Purse says: Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love.
This program of Samaritan’s Purse provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift.
Along with shoe box gifts, millions of children are given Gospel booklets in their own language.
In 2003, we collected over 6.6 million shoe box gifts worldwide and distributed them to children in some 95 countries.
Sonshine FM’s Operation Christmas Child hopes to contribute over 2500 boxes to the world wide effort.
If you’re not in Perth and you’d like to take part, you can find your local Samaritan’s Purse by checking out their website.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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My kids love putting together a shoebox every year. This is a very worthwhile ministry. I am glad to hear that your radio station is involved.