Women's Programs
Mother’s Day 2020
Mother's Day Encouragement fromCissie Graham Lynch This Mother's Day looks a lot different than in years past. The coronavirus pandemic has changed both our daily lives as moms and the way we are able to celebrate this day. Facebook Twitter email Each of our stories and challenges are different, but the coronavirus is the common…
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World War II Veteran Sews Hundreds of Quilts for Children’s Shoebox Gifts
Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Theron Jennings, 98, lives alone in a Savoy, Illinois, apartment where he sews quilts for children around the world. Since 2014, he has handmade more than 400 of these blankets, completing 160 in just the last year. Each one is lovingly packed into a shoebox gift with other toys and…
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Age Is No Obstacle for Shoebox Packing
Leila Mae Cummings’ favorite activity is to pack Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. This 98-year-old resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, packed hundreds of them this year because she has a heart for children and hard work. “Growing up on the farm, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t have a job to do,”…
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Build a Shoebox NYC
Build a ShoeboxNewYrkCity Join fellow New Yorkers to build shoeboxes online! Find a goal page on the list or create your own ! Create a Goal Page Total Shoeboxes Packed 1391 Build a Shoebox With: Packed Goal New York City 54 000 All Nations Apostolic Tabernacle 6 50 BCCC OCC Goal Page 104 120 Bethany Build…
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Volunteer to Assemble BASBO Boxes
Volunteer to Assemble Shoeboxes Built Online We praise God that hundreds of thousands of shoebox gifts were ordered this year through Build a Shoebox Online! Yet before these boxes can make their way to hard-to-reach countries with the message of His love, they must be assembled according to specific instructions. You’re invited to participate in this…
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Fact Sheet: Pacific Island Initiative
Pacific Island Initiative Overview The goal of the 5-year Pacific Island Initiative is for all children ages 2–14 across the Pacific to have the opportunity to hear the Gospel and receive an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift at an Outreach Event hosted by a local church Ministry Partner. At this Outreach Event they will also…
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Press Release Operation Christmas Child October 10-12-21
NOV. 15 – 22: Drop-Off Sites to Open for Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C., Oct. 12, 2021—More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 15–22, offering a curbside option. Operation Christmas Child has…
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Press Release Operation Christmas Child October 11-15-21
This Week: Drop-off Sites Open for Operation Christmas Child Boone, N.C., Nov. 15, 2021—As the Thanksgiving season approaches, many families and children are expressing gratitude by giving back to children in need around the world. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,500 drop-off sites…
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Press Release Operation Christmas Child Nov. 13-20 Drop-off Locations to Open 10-19-23
Nov. 13–20 Drop-off Locations to Open for Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C.—More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan's Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 13–20. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, personal…
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Doors Opening for the Gospel Among the Saramaccans
Romario grew up in the riverside village of Duatra, deep in the jungle of Suriname, along the eastern coast of South America. As a young child, he knew nothing of Jesus Christ, and there was no church for him to visit. Yet his thoughts kept returning to the idea that there must be a God…
