Vegreville News Advertiser - December 23, 2020

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december 23, 2020

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Hundreds of Shoeboxes Collected for Operation Christmas Child Gillian Bentley Submitted Operation Christmas Child is an annual project organized by the charity Samaritans Purse, in which Vegreville Alliance Church has participated for approximately the past 10 years. The Vegreville Alliance Church wanted to get involved as they had a desire to bless struggling children in the developing world who otherwise wouldn’t likely be receiving any gifts. This year the Vegreville Alliance Church collected 86 boxes from the community of Vegreville and surrounding areas and both the Two Hills Mennonite Church and Two Hills Mennonite School also contributed to this number with 108 and 149 shoeboxes respectively, for a grand total of 343 shoeboxes! Shoeboxes can be filled with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, and other items. They are collected locally, in nearly

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We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of Mom’s family and friends for taking part in her Birthday Parade on Saturday! It made it a special day for all during these challenging times!

More than 340 shoeboxes were collected at the Vegreville Alliance Church for Operation Christmas Child. (Gillian Bentley/Submitted Photo)

After receiving shoebox gifts, many children are invited to participate in the discipleship program, The Greatest Journey. It is a 12-lesson course for children, which includes bible stories, scripture memorization, and they learn how to follow Jesus in their daily lives. Since 1993, more than 178 million children, in more than 150 countries, have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. In 2019 alone, more than 10.5 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts were collected throughout Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

400 drop-off locations across Canada, and are then sent to a processing centre in Calgary to be inspected and prepared for international shipment.

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Pictured from left to right are: Linda Titterington, Pastor Bob Wiebe, and Pastor Darren Driedger fill the truck with over 340 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. (Gillian Bentley/Submitted Photo)


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