CHILDREN AT LOCAL CHURCH SET TO DONATE THOUSANDS OF SHOES JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
This coming weekend, December 6-7, the children at Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV) will have the opportunity to donate new and slightly used footwear for the less fortunate. Many of the adults who attended CCV on the weekend of November 22-23 showed a simple act of generosity by taking the shoes off their feet and donating their footwear at the request of the pastor. Over 8,000 pairs were collected in one weekend alone. Now the children will have the same opportunity to follow in their parents footprints…quite literally.
The children’s ministry staff at CCV wants to challenge the young children and youth, preschool age through high school, to ask themselves: “What can I give to others to show a simple act of generosity?” Scott Harris, who oversees the children’s ministry, believes that allowing kids to give the shoes off of their feet will create a memory that will last a lifetime. “With encouragement from their parents, we are looking forward to seeing families share in this experience of giving to others in need,” he said.
Parents were forewarned this past weekend that the children will have the same opportunity that they had a couple of weeks ago. All shoes collected will be donated primarily to local homeless shelters in the Phoenix area. Thousands of shoes will also be shipped to orphanages and needy families in Mexico, South America and Africa.
For those who are unable to attend a church service this coming weekend and would still like to donate children’s shoes, please contact the church office no later than Friday, December 12. Harris mentioned, “The community is certainly welcome to come and join us to give in a way that will impact thousands of lives around our city, state and ultimately the world.”
CCV is located at 7007 W Happy Valley Rd in Peoria, AZ. Contact us if you have any questions at 623.376.2444 or www.ccvonline.com. Regular weekend worship times are 4:30 and 6:15 pm every Saturday and 9:30 and 11:15 am every Sunday.
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