{"id":4952,"date":"2013-11-18T13:42:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T18:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2013-11-18T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T18:42:10","slug":"operation-christmas-child-collection-week-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/18\/operation-christmas-child-collection-week-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Christmas Child Collection Week is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Operation-Christmas-Child-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4954 alignleft\" alt=\"Operation Christmas Child 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Operation-Christmas-Child-2013-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Operation-Christmas-Child-2013-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Operation-Christmas-Child-2013.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the past month our church has been talking about Operation Christmas Child and collection week is finally here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">If Operation Christmas Child is new to you and you have never packed a shoebox gift, please check out the<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/\">Operation Christmas Child website<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"> and this video below which tells more about the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQxzM08YDc0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As they say, all it takes is a simple gift to make a difference in a child&#8217;s life. \u00a0I hope you will all pack a box! \u00a0The deadline to drop off your boxes is this Sunday, November 24. After the second service the boxes will all be taken to one of the local collection centers. (Email harmony812 [at] gmail [dot] com to help take the boxes.)<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/index.php\/OCC\/Pack_A_Shoe_Box\/\">pack a shoebox gift<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.samaritanspurse.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/occ\/packabox\/1_shoe_box.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"18\" \/><br \/>\nUse an empty shoe box (standard size, please), a small plastic container or just grab a box from church. You can wrap the box (lid separately), but wrapping is not required. Most importantly, pray for the child who will receive your gift.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.samaritanspurse.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/occ\/packabox\/2_boy_or_girl.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"18\" \/><br \/>\nDetermine whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the child\u2019s age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Print out the appropriate boy\/girl label by downloading the artwork from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/pdf\/one_sheet.pdf\">OCC website<\/a>. Mark the correct age category on the label, and tape the label to the top of your box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.samaritanspurse.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/occ\/packabox\/3_fill_with_gifts.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"18\" \/><br \/>\nFill the box with a variety of gifts that will bring delight to a child.\u00a0 Use the gift ideas provided on the bottom of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/index.php\/OCC\/Pack_A_Shoe_Box\/\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.samaritanspurse.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/occ\/packabox\/4_include_donation.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"18\" \/><br \/>\nPlease donate $7 or more for each shoe box you prepare to help cover shipping and other project costs. You can give online by using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/index.php\/OCC\/followyourbox\/\">\u201cFollow Your Box Donation\u201d<\/a>\u00a0option, or you can write a check to Samaritan\u2019s Purse (note \u201cOCC\u201d on memo line) and place it in an envelope on top of the gift items inside your box. If you or your family are preparing more than one shoe box, please make one combined donation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.samaritanspurse.org.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/occ\/packabox\/5_drop_off.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"18\" \/><br \/>\nPlace a rubber band around each closed shoe box and drop it off at church.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">And if you still need more motivation to pack a box&#8230;please visit the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/index.php\/OCC\/occ_stories\/\">OCC Stories page<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">\u00a0to read story after story of how God uses these simple gifts to change hearts and lives and communities around the world. \u00a0It is truly amazing to see how God uses something we would consider insignificant to spread his Kingdom and glory all through the Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kids@christcommunitychurch.com\">kids@christcommunitychurch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/18\/operation-christmas-child-collection-week-is-here\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"25\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"recommend\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Operation-Christmas-Child-2013.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the past month our church has been talking about Operation Christmas Child and collection week is finally here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If Operation Christmas Child is new to you and you have never packed a shoebox gift, please check out the<a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/what-we-do\/operation-christmas-child\/\">Operation Christmas Child website<\/a> and this [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-4952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","tag-operation-christmas-child"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FrAa-1hS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4952"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4960,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4952\/revisions\/4960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}