The Compass Church in Batesville is hosting an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Community Packing Party on Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the old Scott Wood Building, 290 S. Central Ave., in Batesville.
Everyone is invited to come and pack a shoebox which will be sent to children in war-torn or impoverished communities. Many of these children have never received a gift before so these small boxes have a huge impact on their lives.
Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for nearly three decades. The project of Samaritan’s Purse partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God’s love to children in need, the organization said in a release. For more information go to samaritanspurse.org.
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