Thank you to all who assisted with Operation Christmas Child this year! We delivered 173 shoeboxes to Upper Room Church on Sunday, November 22. Tom and I also witnessed the process of boxing the shoeboxes to be sent on to Atlanta, where they will all be inspected. I want to shout an enormous thank you to our special donor who financed the shipping fees for all 173 boxes! I am sure this helped us to reach this total! Additionally, my special thanks go to Tina Fleener and Jenifer Lutz Ritchie for providing props and additional information for the information table, and for communicating with the RiverKids. Tom and I also appreciated those who helped us to load the boxes into our cars on Sunday after second service! Last, but far from least, my appreciation goes to Pastor Dan, Babby, and Everette and Megan Mills for creating the schedule for publicizing, for making verbal announcements and for writing bulletin announcements. Riverside’s love will be spreading around the world, thanks to all of you!
Debby Smiley