What should go in a shoebox?
Check to see if Samaritan's Purse will allow a specific item.
How can I participate?
Silo Baptist sending the Gospel all over the world with shoebox gifts:
2022
Packing Parties in 2022 hosted by Silo Baptist filled shoeboxes to send Good News and Great Joy to 86 children in Colombia, Botswana, Ecuador, and a hard to reach area.
2023
Our packing parties were successful in packing 264 gospel opportunities (gift filled shoeboxes) to South Africa.
2024
Our three packing parties were successful in packing 336 gospel opportunities (gift filled shoeboxes) that were sent to Haiti and South Sudan after the Processing Center.
2025
It's all about Jesus! We changed it up this year and provided shoeboxes for our members to fill and return. The Truth Seekers packed 35 at their Packing Party. In total, Silo Baptist filled 120 shoeboxes that are being sent to a sensitive area in West Coast Africa.
Shoebox Craft Saturdays
January - Bendy Doll Craft
February - Washer Necklace Craft
March - CD Spinner Craft
52 Completed spinners! 😊
April - Sock Puppet Craft
May - T-shirt Jump Ropes
T-shirt Prep: Continuous strip yarn
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- 189 total shoeboxes delivered to BBA
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- The Adventure Begins …
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- Fully loaded: Good News / Great Joy!
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- 2022 Truth Seekers pack shoeboxes for boys and girls ages 5-9
Operation Christmas Child is a Shoebox Ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. Dolores Kiser has coordinated projects to make items to go into the boxes as well as Packing Parties for years. Thanks to her tireless efforts, Silo Baptist Church delivered over 260 shoeboxes to Bryan Baptist Association in 2021.
We'll be doing things a little different and I hope everyone at SBC collects items year-round. We have a little Christmas tree dedicated to OCC at the top of the slanted hallway. There is a lot of information as well as a donation bin. Each month we'll collect items for our Shoebox Packing Party in late October/early November. If you have any questions, or if you'd like to get involved, please contact me at 580.380.2719 or email lmcarter1964@yahoo.com.
Craft Activities include stuffing teddy bears, writing letters/drawing/coloring pictures, making jump ropes, as well as other things that are age appropriate.
Visit https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/ for more information.
