Operation Christmas Child now excepting donations in Phillips County

Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has been in charge of the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child which collects gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love to needy children around the world.

According to the group’s website -- operationchristmaschild.org -- The concept of Operation Christmas Child began in October of 1990, when Dave and Jill Cooke of Wrexham, Wales were watching a broadcast on Romanian orphanages. They asked the question: How can we help the real victims, the children, who live in these situations day after day? They knew they could not sto...