by Debbie Vanaman
This ministry has grown in the 15 years that we here at First Baptist have been involved. In our first year we took in roughly 700 shoeboxes and we were excited about that. For the last two years, we have received over 3,000 shoeboxes and excited doesn’t even begin to express how we felt and for this, I am extremely grateful to the people of Beckley and the Raleigh County community who gave a shoebox. The need worldwide to show the love of Christ through the power of a shoebox grows each year.
We here at First Baptist have been collecting items on a monthly basis so that in November our youth can share in this ministry on a Sunday evening and create these gifts for children around the world and this seems to be working well.
For the month of May, we will be collecting small hairbrushes, combs and girl’s hair bows for our shoeboxes. Donation boxes are located in the Welcome Center and at the top of the ramp in Fellowship Hall.
Please keep this ministry in your prayers daily as shoeboxes are distributed around the world spreading the name of Christ to children and their families.