Every year, through the generous giving of our church family, we send over 200 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to Samaritan's Purse. We purchase items throughout the year and have our annual Packing Party in November. Our wall of giving envelopes help us raise shipping costs. It cost $10 to ship each box. The envelopes can be found on the bulletin board right outside the sanctuary behind the organ. We also take a group of volunteers to Samaritan's Purse each year to help with shoebox inspections and prayer. We hope you will join us in our mission to spread the Gospel to children around the world.

We will be collecting Prisoner Packets during the month of November. We would love to send 45 packets. Packets can be turned in to Denise Reid.
Packet List:

• One black non-retractable pen (no wire clips, no other color ink)
• One standard size writing tablet approx. 6"x9"
  (No wire bound books, no marbled composition books, no post it notes, no colored paper)
• One adult toothbrush (individually factory sealed, no multipacks)
• One 4 - 6 oz. toothpaste (No travel size)
• One 3.2 - 6 oz. bar of soap (No travel size, no unwrapped or unboxed bars)
• Two rolls of hard candy like LifeSavers, Breath Savers, or Mentos. (No Smarties, Sweetarts, Necco Wafers, Rolos, Starburst, or TicTacs)
• Three first-class #10 stamp-embossed envelopes (from US Post Office - NO regular stamps or metered envelopes, no other size envelope
• One gallon size zipper bag closed securely (No slider tops, no other size bags.)

• Do NOT include: washcloths, toothbrush holder, floss, combs.

Our Rainy Day Fund is a secondary offering designation, separate from and in addition to regular tithing. Tithing supports our core ministry and operational budget, while contributions to the Rainy Day Fund help strengthen our emergency reserves to be used for unexpected circumstance. Rainy Day envelopes are in the pews and front foyer.