In the News ... "Have yourself a merry shoebox Christmas"

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• “It draws a lot of children back to a community church.”

By Loretta Fulton, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - It’s not even Halloween, but Christmas already is on the minds of many, and that includes Samaritan’s Purse, which sponsors the annual Operation Christmas Child.

The project provides shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for children in 100 countries. National collection week for filled shoeboxes is Nov. 13-20. In Abilene, two churches will serve as collection points, First Baptist and Wylie United Methodist. A $9 donation is requested to pay for shipping and other costs ...

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