Operation Christmas Child

Let’s start collecting items for Operation Christmas Child, an annual project of Samaritan’s Purse, we’ll be creating gift-filled shoe boxes and Gospel storybooks to millions of poor and suffering children in over 90 countries. Last year they were able to give over 7 million of these shoeboxes to children around the world! The shoe boxes must be turned in the week of November 12-17th so please put your shoe box together and bring it to the church as soon as possible. Please place your completed shoe boxes under the tree in the auditiorium. See below for the items to put in the box or donate money to Jeff as we will be putting together boxes also with the teens!

Age groups are 5-9 years and 10-14 years

Please select if it's for a boy or girl

Fill the boxes with the following items:
TOYS

small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.

HYGIENE ITEMS

toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.

OTHER

Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)

A PERSONAL NOTE

In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.)

Do Not Include:Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans

For more information or to donate directly, please visit their website at samaritanspurse.org

Oak Glen

It has been a long time since we updated this blog. My bad! It's been hectic as the Partains have been preparing for a big move and then this past weekend made the big move! Thanks to everyone who came out and helped, we truly could not have done it without you. We're now in our new place and although we came late to family day this past Sunday in Oak Glen, we really enjoyed hanging out with everyone and seeing the old West gun show (good job Brett and Rodney!) We haven't yet unpacked out digital camera, so here are a few shots we took with a disposable.

Hot roller skating

Friday night the youth group went back to Cal Skate only to find that the air conditioner was broken inside the rink. With the temperatures in the triple digits, we decided to try and give it a go. At first it wasn't too bad, but as the rink filled up and the skating continued, it became quite hot. So forgive the sweaty figures in these pictures, but we still had a great time!