Did you know Christmas Cheer comes in red and green boxes shaped like shoe boxes? Did you also know that each box is filled with all kinds of things a boy or a girl would love to have for Christmas?

Seadrift’s First Baptist Church joined thousands of churches across this nation in a project called Operation Christmas Child put on by the organization called Samaritan’s Purse. The gift boxes will be sent to children in different places across the globe…all because of the generous hearts of people with lots of Christmas Cheer. Our hats off to the Seadrift Baptist Church for their willingness to bless so many children! This year they packed 118 gift boxes!

Pictured are Ronnie and Charlotte’s granddaughters. Starting at the left is Kaylee, then there’s Braylee holding Everly, and last by certainly not least is Jolee. When asked about what they thought about the gift boxes, Kaylee said, “God knows where to leave the boxes at the right home.” Braylee chimed in and said, “The boxes go to kids that may not have heard about Jesus and to kids that might not get anything for Christmas.” Jolee wisely stated, “The boxes are so special because the kids are poor. They can have a special Christmas, too.”

-Tanya DeForest