Operation Christmas Child Prayer and Share event

You're invited---Saturday, September 20. 10-noon...Operation Christmas Child Prayer & Share event at First Baptist Church in Angels Camp, 1555 Depot Road.
Call to RSVP 770-3631. Marlin Sena speaking about his experiences in Rwanda this year with OCC shoe box distribution. Each attendee receives 5 GO boxes and 5 more if you bring a friend!!!

Operation Christmas Chil - a kids musical

Operation Christmas Child - a kids musical

Operation Christmas Child - over 450 boxes from Copperopolis Community

Imagine it is your birthday or Christmas or any other holiday when you receive gifts...and there are none. There are millions of children around the world just like you...who have never received a gift...ever.

But suppose you could change that for one child? That's what Operation Christmas Child does. Packing a simple shoe box with items such as tooth paste, toothbrush, a bar of soap and washcloth, a comb or brush, a pencil, pen, crayons and other school supplies, then adding a few toys or a small doll or stuffed animal, a pair of socks or tee-shirt will bring joy and hope to a child living in poverty.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, is the largest children's project of its kind.   This year  during November 18-25, you can take your gift-filled shoe box to one of five drop-off locations in our three-county areas: First Baptist Church in Angels Camp; Sonora Baptist Church in Sonora; Grace Fellowship in San Andreas; Full Gospel Fellowship in Burson; or Sierra Baptist Church in Pioneer.

Calaveras County sends out 2,100 Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) National Shoe Box Collection Week was November 12-19 and our Relay Center in Angels Camp received 2,100 (exactly) shoe box gifts for impoverished children around the world.  A record-setting number for Calaveras County!! 

On November 27-29, Don and Patt Hopper and Wernau Malta traveled to the OCC West Coast Region Processing and Distribution Center in Santa Ana to volunteer some time inspecting and sorting several hundred of the 900,000 shoe box gifts expected there this year.  The gifts from the West Coast Processing Center will make their final journey to needy children in one of the following countries:  Mongolia, Nepal, Panama, Peru, or the Philippines. 

Operation Christmas Child - the gift of love to a child in need

On Sunday evening, 11-13-11 Copper Canyon Baptist Church held their Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Dedication Dinner. As a church they collected 202 shoeboxes.

Each shoebox is gifted to a child in need around the world. In the shoebox is toiletries, school supplies, toys, candy, and notes from the ones who sent the box. "The most important piece that is in the shoebox is the Gospel of Jesus in their language and picture form." Said Pastor Sean. Pointing out that they are distributed by local pastors. Once a child receives the box there are follow-up classes with those same children to share the Gospel more.

Many churches participate in this charitable event.
Copperopolis resident Patt Hopper is the area coordinator of Calaveras County.
Click HERE to read previous interview with Patt Hopper.

Christmas in a Shoebox - A gift of love for thousands of underprivileged children

When Pat Hopper became involved in Operation Christmas Child aka: Christmas in a Shoebox, 13 years ago, it wasn’t a gentle wish to help, it was a driving force within her that told her she needed to be doing this for the children, for God's children.

With the support of her husband Don, her children and her church, Pat threw herself, heart and soul, into helping the thousands of children worldwide.