Shoes for Orphan Souls

August 23rd is Orphan Care & Adoption Sunday at FCC. We are going to learn all about some practical ways we as a church and as individuals can care for orphans (James 1:27). We will hear how we can sponsor a child through Compassion International and will learn about FCC's new ministry - Chosen. Lastly, we will hear about an exciting organization called Shoes for Orphan Souls.

According to The State of the World's Children as reported by Unicef, there are 143 million orphans around the world. Orphanages do not receive enough funding to support the children in their care. One of the greatest and most immediate needs is a pair of shoes. Many of the children receive one pair of shoes to last the entire year, and some don't have shoes at all. So for the last 10 years, Shoes for Orphan Souls has provided hope fore more than 1.8 million children around the world through a new pair of shoes. It's hard for most of us to imagine how a new pair of shoes can make an impact, but for children living in desperate circumstances, this simple act of kindness is life changing. When caring strangers visit an orphanage to deliver new shoes and socks, it can brighten the darkest day. For the first time, children aren't just hearing about God's love - they're seeing it!

FCC is partnering with Shoes for Orphan Souls by collecting as many shoes as we can. We are thrilled that our whole church can be a part of this! You and your little ones can contribute by brining a new pair of children's shoes to church Sunday, August 23rd. Please follow these guidelines to help us effectively pack and ship the shoes:

• Take shoes out of the shoe box and remove all tags and paper.
• Insert any pictures, coloring pages or letters into the shoes. The children love to read your messages. This can be a really cool thing for our Early Childhood kids to participate.
• Match the shoes together and either tie the shoe strings together or secure them with a rubber band or zip tie.
  
• Drop them off on the worship center stage Sunday, August 23rd.

I hope you and your family participate in this Sunday. It will be a wonderful opportunity to serve! If you have any questions or are wondering how else you can help with this event, leave a comment or email Margo at margos@fcc-online.org.