HOW CAN YOU HELP? OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
DBC not only fills boxes, but is also a drop off location for other local churches.
WHAT IS OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD?
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Our mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S.
THE GREATEST JOURNEY
After receiving shoebox gifts, many children are invited back to participate in our discipleship program, The Greatest Journey.
Through this 12-lesson course, which includes Bible stories and Scripture memorization, they learn how to follow Christ in their daily lives as they share Him with friends and family. More than 18.9 million children have enrolled in this program since 2009.
A GRADUATION CELEBRATION
After completing The Greatest Journey, children attend a graduation celebration and receive a certificate.
Most importantly, they are given a Bible that includes the New Testament and selected Old Testament stories along with a dictionary of Biblical terms and a map of Bible lands. Complete with illustrations, it is often the first copy of God’s Word the child, or their family, will own
Family and friends who attend the ceremony hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Hearing the Good News and testimonies during their loved one’s graduation reinforces the changes they have seen in the students’ lives, and their families often come to faith in Christ.
YOU CAN HELP!
Fill a shoebox – for information about how do do this and what to put in the box, click here
Make a donation – click here
Volunteer during “Drop-off” week – see Julie for more information about how you can help
