ABBEY STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Belmont Abbey College partnered with Samaritans Purse participating in Operation Christmas Child with student Marvellous Okonne at the helm. Students, faculty, staff members, and the Abbey community at large donated $1,552.00 and assembled 217 shoeboxes intended for children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, or disease.
Last year, in our first year partnering with Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child, we received over $150 in cash donations and filled 123 shoeboxes. Marvellous championed the entire event both years, taking additional steps this year to maintain safety protocols while still surpassing last year’s numbers.
Since 2018, students, faculty, and staff have come together in large numbers to fill shoeboxes for children all over the world. Here are some memories from past outreaches.
HEAR HIS STORY
I was once a kid who received a simple shoebox full of gifts. It changed my life and it reminded me that God loves me.
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Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their 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. They 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.
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GIVE FINANCIALLY
Click the button below to donate directly to the shoeboxes being assembled and shipped by Belmont Abbey College students. A donation of $9 will pay for the shipping of one shoebox, but you are free to give any amount!
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Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their 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. They 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.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS CHRISTMAS
Belmont Abbey College is partnering with Samaritans Purse and participating in Operation Christmas Child. This student-led initiative gives you the opportunity to fill a child’s heart with joy and remind them of God’s great love for them! Here are the ways to participate: