On July 21st a small group from Central Baptist went to Maple Street Baptist Church in Oxford to hear a testimony from a young woman who had received a shoebox when she was thirteen years old.  She lived near a dump site in the Philippines.  She is now married with two young daughters living in … Read more

  Please bring clothing and shoes that will fit boys and girls from the ages of 2-14.  We usually seem to collect more items for the younger children, so we may want to keep that in mind.  Thank you.  You all are doing a GREAT job!  We appreciate all the gifts (including the money for … Read more

Please bring new, small stuffed animals that will fit inside a shoebox.  Thank you for your generous gifts!  Questions?  Ask Ed or Marci. “When I lifted the lid on my purple plastic shoebox, the first thing I saw was a stuffed dog.  I was filled with joy!  I just remember hugging it.”-Yuliya, Central Asia

  The following is written by Dana from Romania, the recipient of a Christmas Shoebox. I accepted Christ when I was 12 years old, the same year I received my shoebox gift.  That year, before Christmas, my parents to me and my brothers that they didn’t have money to buy us Christmas presents.  Christmas was … Read more

  We’re off to a good start!  Thank you for your January contributions.  Let’s collect accessories for the month of February.  If we start purchasing items for the boxes now, by November we will have many nice Christmas boxes.  If you feel led, you may want to start contributing to the shipping costs for the … Read more