Local churches are busy these days filling shoeboxes for needy children from around the world.
In all, about 50 Chatham-Kent churches are taking part in what is called Operation Christmas Child, put on by Samaritan’s Purse. Gregory Drive Alliance Church is the regional collection centre for Chatham-Kent.
Last year, the effort filled more than 3,500 shoeboxes.
Each shoebox contains toys, school supplies, hygiene items, notes of encouragement and a booklet entitled “The Greatest Gift.”
Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has collected and delivered more than 113 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in over 150 countries through Operation Christmas Child.
