First Baptist Bratt Is Operation Christmas Child Central

November 14, 2011

Volunteers will be busy for the next week at the First Baptist Church of Bratt during “National Collection Week” for Operation Christmas Child. For the 17th year, the simple, gift-filled shoe boxes will bring Christmas joy and evangelistic materials to children in over 130 countries across the world.

The First Baptist Church of Bratt will be the official Operation Christmas Child Relay Center for North Escambia and will also accept boxes from Escambia County, Ala.

“This is not about the FBC of Bratt”, said student Pastor Tim Hawsey.  “Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational non-profit organization that has mission’s opportunities all over the world. This is about being a blessing and bringing God’s love and hope to children in poverty around the world that would not receive it otherwise.  We have gone through the intense process of being approved as a church to be a Relay Center to collect the boxes from individuals, families, and churches in our area, document and pack them into special cartons and take them to the next level for Samaritan’s Purse, and we are glad to do it!”

The Christmas boxes collected at FBC Bratt will be delivered to children in Panama, Ukraine, Macedonia, Bahamas, Uganda, Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Seychelles, Togo, Benin, Belize, Ecuador and Madagascar.

“It is so exciting,” Hawsey said.

Operation Christmas Child boxes should be packed in a specific manner. For more information, call Hawsey at the First Baptist Church of Bratt at (850) 327-6529, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ, or call (800) 353-5949.

Operation Christmas Child drop-off hours at the First Baptist Church of Bratt (4570 West Hwy. 4) are as follows:

  • Monday,Nov 14 — 9 a.m-noon, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
  • Tuesday,Nov 15 — 9 a.m.-noon
  • Wednesday,Nov 16 — 9 a.m.-noon, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Thursday,Nov 17 — 9 a.m.-noon
  • Friday,Nov 18 — 9 a.m.-noon
  • Saturday,Nov 19 — 9 a.m.-noon
  • Sunday,Nov 20 — 8 a.m.-noon, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Monday,Nov 21 — 9 a.m.-noon

Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “First Baptist Bratt Is Operation Christmas Child Central”

  1. JW on November 15th, 2011 12:37 pm

    Way to go FBC Bratt!!! Onward Christian Soldiers!!!

  2. Char on November 14th, 2011 9:57 am

    This sounds like fun……

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