We gratefully thank Laura Brennan for her help in doing a line sketch for our bulletins.  She has provided several drawings which we may be using from time to time.

West Shores Baptist Church has been supporting Operation Christmas Child for several years now. In 2016, we became a drop off station for collecting shoeboxes to be shipped overseas. Local churches and individuals in the West Shores area can bring their packed shoeboxes to the church. We will then place them in cartons to be delivered to our central collection point. From there, they will travel to Fullerton, in Orange County, for inspection to make sure there is nothing which could cause problems with customs or that the contents are materials that will not spoil or break in shipment. 

Collection week is scheduled the third week of November (the week before Thanksgiving). Boxes brought to the church should have a check inclosed for $10 per shoe box to cover shipping costs. Payment can be done directly to Samaritan's Purse online and then print your label with a tracking code that will allow you to find out where your shoe box went. Frequently our shoeboxes have gone to countries in South-East Asia.

Want to pack a shoe box but don't have an empty box handy? OCC makes heavy-duty plastic boxes which can be found at Hobby Lobby or directly from Samaritan's Purse. You can also get printed cardboard boxes from the church while our supplies last. Call the church to make arrangements to pick up a box or two. 760-395-1003. You can also go online to: www.samaritanspurse.org/buildonline and build your shoebox online for a suggested donation of $25.

More information can be found at: 

www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/