Pasadena women
take part in
Operation Christmas Child

PASADENA—The Pasadena Women’s Fellowship and congregation took part in an outreach project known as Operation Christmas Child, sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse, which was founded by Franklin Graham.

To quote from their website: "Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and Christian literature. This program provides an opportunity for individuals of all ages to be involved in a simple, hands-on missions project that reaches out to suffering children while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas—Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift."

The Pasadena Women invited members of their congregation to contribute toys, school supplies, stuffed animals, personal hygiene items and candy so that the gifts could be packed in shoe boxes.

On Nov. 16, 35 women, teen and preteen girls gathered to wrap 105 shoe boxes and pack them with gifts donated by the congregation. On Nov. 23, the boxes were taken to a collection center in Van Nuys, California. If you or your congregation are interested in participating in this project next year, go to the Samaritan’s Purse website (www.samaritanspurse.org) and click on Operation Christmas Child. Jan Roemer.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD—Pasadena women and girls and the
shoe boxes they prepared for needy children Nov. 16.
[Photo by Christine Leon]

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