The fellowshop hall was packed as we enjoyed a quick lunch and launched into our annual labor of love, stuffing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We easily met our goal of 300 shoeboxes!

Tonight we gathered in the fellowship hall to assemble the cardboard shoeboxes and prepare all the goodies that go in them. The work went by quickly and we all had a good time. The pizza wasn’t bad, either

For the past two months, church members have been busily crocheting, knitting, tying, and quilting these beautiful blankets for children who may have lost everything in a disaster. The blankets are destined for the new SBCV Childcare Disaster Relief Trailer, so they will be available whenever a disaster strikes.

Today two of our members, Stan and Carol VanDruff, attended The SBCV-hosted Disaster Relief Training at Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA. Between the two of them they attended classes in the Incident Command System, assessment, flood recovery, feeding, and evangelism.

For general information about what’s involved in volunteering, please see the SBCV’s Volunteer Travel Handbook. Please note that in order participate in an SBCV-sponsored relief effort, you must be certified; and to be certified, you must have received training within the past three years.

Operation Christmas Child was center-stage today through the 21st as Hanover acted as the official collection point for King George. By the end of the week, we delivered over 500 shoeboxes to the collection center in Fredericksburg.