Shoeboxes Deliver Hope Around the World

The staff at Answers in Genesis collected shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Kids get lots of presents and hear about the greatest gift of all: Jesus.

We are thrilled to support Samaritan’s Purse and to provide these shoeboxes for children all over the world.

Operation Christmas Child has come against opposition this year from a secular group, the American Humanist Association (AHA), because public school students in Colorado were packing shoeboxes. AHA is upset because these shoeboxes are distributed with gospel literature, and through a federal lawsuit they want “to stop students from Colorado public schools from participating in making gifts with tags saying ‘opportunity . . . to faithfully follow Christ,’ claiming it violates the separation of church and state.” This highlights how intolerant secular groups are of Christianity. They want young people to be exposed only to their anti-God religion of atheism and humanism.* Yes, Christianity is under attack in this nation.

Though National Collection Week is over and the deadline for dropping off shoeboxes at their processing locations is nearing (December 16), you can pack a box—or have one packed for you—online year round. You can learn more about the shoebox ministry on their website.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

* Merriam-Webster’s definition of religion does include a nontheistic one: “a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.” Atheists who attack biblical Christianity certainly have a cause to promote, embrace a naturalistic system of beliefs, and hold to those beliefs with ardor and faith. Therefore they have a whole worldview: a religion.