One Christmas, an 8-year-old girl named Felisha on the island of Trinidad received a shoebox gift packed with a doll, stationery, colorful socks, and a teddy bear. 'I didn’t know anything about Jesus because I had never been to church before, so I was really curious,” Felicia said. As a result of her shoebox gift, she began attending church in a neighboring village with a friend. When her sister received a shoebox gift a following year, her father said, “I was amazed at the love I saw in those boxes.” Since then, each member of their family has accepted Christ as their personal Savior. Together, they worked to plant a church in their hometown—aptly named Hardbargain. Felisha knows that her shoebox was more than a collection of toys and useful items: “It made me learn about God, it helped start this church, and it changed my life.” Felisha is among countless children whose lives have been changed forever through the power of God’s love, demonstrated through simple gifts.
 

Collection of boxes will be delivered to collection site November 17-23.

You can support Operation Christmas Child by placing your Mission Love Offering in the special envelopes found in the pew racks and on the ushers’ table.