Are you interested in learning more about the mission and vision of Operation Christmas Child while discovering helpful resources for packing amazing shoeboxes? Join others who have a passion for sharing the Gospel through this incredible ministry.

The West Central LA Operation Christmas Child annual kickoff celebration will be held on Saturday, September 7, beginning at 10 am until 12 noon at the First Baptist Church Gym in Natchitoches. Activities are planned and information will be shared to facilitate your personal and church-wide shoebox gift-packing events.

Headlining the event is Barbie Strickland, Area Coordinator for the Northeast La. Area Team. She will share her pictures and testimony from her distribution trip to Ecuador