Curtesy of Brenda Ingram
First Baptist Church in Winnfield received a 20 year statue from Samaritan’s Purse for their participation in Operation Christmas Child Ministry. We thank Dr Jerry Pipes, pastor of First Baptist, for sharing this passion with all of Winn Parish. First Baptist has been a Drop Off Center for shoeboxes for twenty years. Each year many schools, churches, individuals, businesses and the communities surrounding Winnfield bring shoeboxes to First Baptist the third week in November to be distributed to children around the world. Each child hears the gospel, receives a booklet about the Good News and receives a shoebox according to age 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Each child is then invited to attend The Greatest Journey which includes 12 lessons about the Good News.
First Baptist Church in Winnfield received a 20 year statue from Samaritan’s Purse for their participation in Operation Christmas Child Ministry. We thank Dr Jerry Pipes, pastor of First Baptist, for sharing this passion with all of Winn Parish. First Baptist has been a Drop Off Center for shoeboxes for twenty years. Each year many schools, churches, individuals, businesses and the communities surrounding Winnfield bring shoeboxes to First Baptist the third week in November to be distributed to children around the world. Each child hears the gospel, receives a booklet about the Good News and receives a shoebox according to age 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Each child is then invited to attend The Greatest Journey which includes 12 lessons about the Good News.
Operation Christmas Child USA is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. The 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.
To receive more information contact Samaritan’spurse.org or Jeanine Ford at 318- 464- 0756.