SHOE BOX APPEAL 09
Our Shoe Box Appeal for 2009 was launched on Sunday 11th October.
At the box collection service on Sunday 15th November 332 boxes and even more were donated as they were packed into cars for the first part of the long journey to Africa.
Thanks to everyone who played their part.
This year the boxes from St Mary's will be going to Liberia on the west coast of Africa.
Father
We bring before you the Shoe Box Appeal, happening in many churches and through other agencies in the run up to Christmas.
We have so much in the way of toys, computers, mobile phones, all sorts of electrical gadgets, clothes and sweets; it is hard for us to imagine what life is like for some of the children that we are sending our boxes to; some of whom are caught up in wars, in natural disasters and extreme poverty.
We pray that each and every box will be used to make a child feel special and valued, and that they will not only take joy and pleasure from the gifts in each box but also the gift of knowing that someone, who they will never see, loves and cares for them.
We pray for those people who will be involved in making sure that the boxes from St Mary’s arrive safely; for those who will pack them into containers and those who will transport them to Liberia on the west coast of Africa.
Amen