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.
Mission Teams
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8
Mission trips offer an experience of service to others as Jesus modeled to us; an opportunity to build friendships and experience Christian community; a time for personal spiritual growth and focus on relationship with God; an opportunity to learn about other cultures; an opportunity to learn about poverty and social justice; and a chance to put our faith to work in real-life situations.
Did you know?
You can support the mission team by ordering SCRIP!
Scrip orders are submitted every Monday at 8 am and are ready Thursday morning of that same week. Email Jenny Winkelmann with questions.
Past mission trips include:
- Honduras: Orphange
- Juarez, Mexico: Building houses for needy families
- Guatemala City, Guatemala: Witnessing and serving
- Joao Pessoa, Brazil: Witnessing and helping local churches
- China: Working in orphanages
- Disaster Relief: Mississippi, New Orleans and Missouri
- Construction: Wyoming, Idaho
Contact the church office or email info@grace-connect.org