From Brenda Ingram

The West Central La team ministry coordinators for Operation Christmas Child met with their new Area Coordinator, Jeanine Ford from First Baptist Church Winnfield.  She has been selected  by Samaritan’s Purse Regional Coordinators to led the team.  Jeanine has been involved with Operation Christmas Child for over 15 years and the Drop Off Team Leader for Winn Parish since 2015.

Pictured  is Freida Berry, Church Relation Coordinator (332-6932), Jeanine Ford Area Coordinator (464-0756), Brenda Ingram Logistics Coordinator (471-9415) and Bill Huggins Community Coordinator (352-7839).

For more information about the ministry contact Samaritan’spurse.org or any of the coordinators.

It is never too early to teach children about serving and giving. Miranda Heyl, from Fort Worth is the 9 year old granddaughter of Edward and Sherrie Bohannon. Heyl is sewing  the edges of a doll blanket to pack in a shoebox. Miranda is busy packing shoeboxes to send to third world countries in November.

Miranda’s grandparents attend church at Fairview Alpha Baptist Church and are involved in Samaritan’s Purse  Operation Christmas Child. This ministry packs millions of shoeboxes each year to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. For many children this is their first gift to ever receive and the first time they have heard of God’s love. The shoeboxes are packed with school supplies, toiletries, toys, stuff animals, clothes, shoes, and a WOW item.

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