Operation Narnia — Transform shoe
boxes into gifts of hope
Partnership to help
Samaritan’s Purse collect gifts for eight million
needy children in 100 countries. In the Calgary
area, drop-off dates are November 15-21, 2010.
Boone, NC – Operation
Christmas Child is partnering with the upcoming
film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the
Dawn Treader, set for release on Dec. 10. Through
this partnership, Narnia fans will be encouraged to
participate in the world’s largest Christmas project
by packing shoe box gifts that will make a
difference in the lives of needy children.
In Narnia, it was always
winter and never Christmas until Aslan arrived with
hope. In the same way, simple shoe box gifts filled
with toys, school supplies and hygiene items can
bring hope to children around the world by reminding
them they are loved and not forgotten.
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"We’re very excited
to participate in the upcoming release of
the movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,"
said Franklin Graham, President of
Samaritan’s Purse. "We want children around
the world to know the true meaning of
Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ – and
the joy and hope that this brings."
In the third
installment of the blockbuster series, by
renowned Christian author and apologist, C.S.
Lewis, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie embark upon
an incredible adventure on the Narnian ship,
the Dawn Treader, confronting obstacles
beyond their imagination. Like the Pevensies,
shoe box gifts will make their own
incredible journeys to over 100 countries
this season.
Operation Christmas
Child will use whatever means necessary –
ships, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes,
boats, camels, and even dog sleds – for the
gifts to reach the neediest children in the
far corners of the earth. For many children,
these will be the first gifts they have ever
received. |
Operation Christmas Child is a
project of Samaritan’s Purse, the international
relief and evangelism organization headed by
Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas
Child has hand-delivered shoe box gifts in over 130
countries to more than 77 million children suffering
from poverty, disaster, disease, and war.
To learn more about the film
and the Christmas project including how to pack an
Operation Christmas Child shoe box gift, visit
www.samaritanspurse.ca or
www.operationnarnia.com.